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January 20, 2022

Pearson Centre connects with UNESCO on Innovation

By Andrew Cardozo

Pearson Centre connects to UNESCO initiative on Innovation Pearson Center Board Member Jonathan Calof (uOttawa and UNB) has been appointed to senior UNESCO position, as Co-Chairholder for the new UNESCO program on Anticipatory Systems for Innovation an

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January 25, 2022

Navigating a difficult world with PAUL MARTIN (Jan25)

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Please watch the video of: The Right Honourable PAUL MARTIN in conversation with Brian Gallant, former Premier of New Brunswick We are clearly at a point where there is global turmoil and a critical time in Canada. This situation provides both challeng

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Report on AGENDA 2022 – Conference

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Report on #AGENDA2022 Priorities for the new Parliament and Government Priorités pour le nouveau Parlement et le nouveau gouvernement December 6-8, 2021 / 6-8 décembre 2021 Canada has a new Parliament and Government. There are many critical issues that

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December 24, 2021

Guaranteed Livable Basic Income: Making it Affordable! (Hunsley)

By Terrance Hunsley, Editor, SocialCanada.org, and Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre

The coordinated actions of MP Leah Gazan and Senator Kim Pate are brilliant. They each tabled members’ bills in Parliament and the Senate proposing Guaranteed Livable Basic Income for the nation. They propose that a guaranteed income, based on the actu

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November 28, 2021

Will the Left Kill Basic Income (again)?

By Terrance Hunsley

When the NDP gained power in BC in 2017,  to fulfill a promise to the Green Party, they commissioned three academics as an expert group to study whether the province should adopt a Basic Income strategy and perhaps run a pilot project. In January of th

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December 6, 2021

Report on “AGENDA 2022” Conference

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Report on AGENDA 2022 Priorities for the new Parliament and Government Priorités pour le nouveau Parlement et le nouveau gouvernement December 6-8, 2021 / 6-8 décembre 2021 Watch webinars here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbceGf4FA5NxXuYv0qNwsow/v

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September 26, 2021

A strong Liberal Govt should get moving (Cardozo)

By Andrew Cardozo

Trudeau’s position strengthened to do the big things While all five parties have roughly the same number of the seats as they had before the election, the dynamics and relevant strength have changed. In April 2013, days after Justin Trudeau became lead

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September 6, 2021

Could Politicians Reset the Playing Field for Low Wage Workers?

By Terrance Hunsley

We really need a policy on work and income.  Automation, robotization and AI may change things in the future, but so far, our society is organized around people working to support themselves and their family, and to contribute to the costs of a humane

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August 18, 2021

A time for Fundamental Debates (Cardozo)

By Andrew Cardozo

Election 2021: a time for some fundamental debates more than ever before An early summer election has got to be more about who’s going to win with a minority or a majority. The last two years has seen governments step up to help Canadians like never be

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August 16, 2021

New Parliament: Top 10 for the Environment Agenda (Lopoukhine)

By Nik Lopoukhine

As Election Day 2021 approaches the Pearson Centre invites thoughtful Canadians to share their thoughts about the public policies Canada needs in the years ahead. We encourage political parities to keep an eye on this website for bold and innovative id

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