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Innovation & the Digital World

The digital world is at the core of the future of our society. Canada can be a leader worldwide, we have been in the past. And we can be doing more to ensure that our all Canadians, especially young people, are much more digital friendly. Is a third official language is needed?

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November 20, 2022

ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING FOR ALL STUDENTS (not just business students)

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING FOR ALL STUDENTS (not just business students) THE FUTURE OF WORK IN CANADA: Research and Written by Ashwin Nair, Researcher Under the direction of Andrew Cardozo, President        Introduction   The future of work in Canada is

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November 20, 2022

Lifelong Learning needed for All Workers, All Ages, Every Year: Report

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  LIFELONG LEARNING SHOULD BE FOR ALL WORKERS The Knowledge Economy in Canada: Adult Education and Lifelong Learning   Research and Written by Martina Gordon, Researcher under the direction of Andrew Cardozo, President     Table of

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March 23, 2022

Spring Webinars: Innovation; Medical Isoptopes; #Charter@40

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Watch these webinars on PearsonTV, out YouTube channel (link noted above) 1. An Innovation Plan for Canada….post Covid Wednesday, March 23, 2022; 4:00 to 5:00 pm ET Honorable Navdeep Bains, Vice-Chair of Global Investment Banking, CIBC; former Minister

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April 11, 2022

NEW REPORT: The New Challenges conference

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REPORT POSTED BELOW Watch the webinars from our April conference Pearson Centre Annual Conference The New Challenges (for the Canada we want) 11 Webinars: April 12-29, 2022 Co-Chairs: Frank Baylis, Executive Chairman, Baylis Medical Company, Inc; Forme

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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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April 7, 2021

REPORT of The Pearson Change Conference: April 2021

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REPORT OF THE Pearson Centre CHANGE CONFERENCE: Planning for the Unpredictable Future Annual Conference 2021- Virtual Dialogue April 7 – 23; 2021 (Seven days in April, 12 webinars, 30+ experts, Across Canada & Beyond) ALL WEBINARS AVAILABLE ON YOUT

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September 8, 2020

Upcoming “COVID and Beyond” Webinars

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Click titles below to register for upcoming Pearson Centre Webinars on “COVID and Beyond.” Together, we’re leading the Canadian conversation on our post-COVID future, economic recovery, and the ever-changing months ahead. The Future of Work and Technol

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February 25, 2020

FUTURE OF WORK policies for the 2020s (Hunsley)

By Terrance Hunsley (Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre)

Future of Work policies for the 2020’s by Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy February, 2020 Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Executive Summary 3 Part One – Introduction 6 Part Two – Waves of Change 7 Scenari

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February 3, 2020

PARLIAMENT 2020 CONFERENCE, Feb 24-25. Report…

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For pics from PARLIAMENT 2020 CONFERENCE, Feb 24-25, addressing the economy and the future of work; energy, environment and reconciliation; and Canada and the World visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thepearsoncentre/posts/21348826499918

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April 3, 2017

2017 Budget: What’s new?

By Andrew Cardozo

There’s more to the stay-the-course budget than suggested First published in the Hill Times Monday, April 3, 2017 Depending which part of Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget you focus on, it was any of those things and more. The Hill Times photograp

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What's New

Oct 30

Pearson Centre Leadership Awards 2024: Salute Organized Labour

May 22

An Evening with the Right Honourable Joe Clark

Jun 6

An evening with the Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien

Current Initiatives

The Canadian Flag

What are Your Thoughts About the Canadian Flag? Invitation to a National Conversation

Send us your thoughts in words, pictures or videos. What do you feel the flag stands for and what does it mean to you?  Keep the words to under 150 and the videos to under 60 seconds and we'll post them.  The only requirements are that you be respectful and you post in English or French so they can have the widest reach.

Please send them to: Flag Project Coordinator, Pearson Centre: info@thepearsoncentre.ca

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Lester B Pearson: Canadian Visionary

Lester B. Pearson and his contribution to Canada.

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New Members of Parliament

New Members of Parliament share their thoughts and plans for the upcoming year.

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Progressive Podium

An innovative series of policy proposals that are bold, progressive, innovative and future-focused.

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About Us

The Pearson Centre is a dynamic think tank that engages Canadians in an active dialogue about a progressive future for Canada, building on the success of the past and exploring new ideas for a bright future.

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  • Pursuing Justice & Equality

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  • Lester B. Pearson

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