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June 25, 2019

Future of Work in BC. Vancouver June 25

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Report to be published shortly. Roundtable on the FUTURE OF WORK Tuesday, June 25, 9:00 to 10:30 am Location: Office of Watson Goepel LLP 1075 West Georgia St. Vancouver (Arthur Erickson Boardroom – Main Floor0 As part of a year-long project the Pearso

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June 27, 2019

Future of Work in Alberta. Calgary June 27

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You are invited to a Roundtable on the FUTURE OF WORK Thursday, June 27, 9:00 to 10:30 am Location: Office of Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP 2400, 525 – 8th Avenue S.W., Calgary As part of a year-long project the Pearson Centre is hosting a series of r

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May 14, 2019

The Future of Work is Happening Now! What Can We Do About It?

By Terrance Hunsley

Seeking recommendations for action It’s time to change the narrative.  “What’s going to happen?” is interesting.  But “here’s what we are doing about it” is better.  The economy and the world of work are going through disruptive transformation before o

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May 3, 2019

What about the workers? (SNC etc.) – Patrick Dillon

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What About the Workers? Reflections on the SNC Lavalin Affair from a Jobs Perspective   By Patrick Dillon, Business Manager – Provincial Building & Construction Trades Council of Ontario In most media reports, the recent controversy surrounding the

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February 22, 2019

THE FUTURE OF WORK: Bold Ideas (May 14, Gatineau)

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The Future of Work In partnership with Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau  We want to invite you to participate in the launch of a year-long discussion on the Future of Work. Forum Speakers: – Jocelyn Formsma (National Assoc of Friendship Centres) –

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February 17, 2019

The Future of Work: Who works for Workers in the New World of Work?

By Terrance Hunsley

Who works for Workers in the New World of Work? Surely one of the biggest concerns of people all over the world is the disruptive transformation of work and jobs.  There are so many commissions, consultations, conferences and books, on the future of wo

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December 9, 2018

Won’t you support the study? THE FUTURE OF WORK

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Please join us in an important and timely project… We have been addressing the Future of Work over the past year and want to kick it up a notch to develop a sharper definition of the issues and a renewed identification of solutions. Whether it’s the la

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October 19, 2018

NEW REPORT. Responding to the Trump Cuts: Canadian Tax Policy

By Daniela Stratulativ & Andrew Cardozo

CANADIAN TAX POLICY FOLLOWING THE TRUMP TAX CUTS A report from three roundtables in 2017 and 2018  A priority issue in the Pearson Centre’s ECON4TMRO series   By Daniela Stratulativ & Andrew Cardozo October 2018 The Pearson Centre would like t

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Fighting Poverty: The Saga Continues

By Terrance Hunsley

Premier Doug Ford did not waste time in getting rid of the Ontario basic income experiment. He slammed the door on hopes that advocates had for provincial action to reduce poverty in Ontario.  He simultaneously rolled back a decision by the previous go

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November 26, 2018

McKENNA & CHAGGER keynote @ Year4Conference, Nov 26

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McKenna, Chagger, May, Cullen, Sahota, Woo, McGuinty,  vanKoeverden, Beatty, Daviau….. The Year 4 Conference….Y4C We want to invite you to be part of an important conference this fall – one that focuses on Year 4 of the current Parliament. What do

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