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Public Record

PPF Fall Dinner 2021: A Conversation with Bob Rae

The Public Policy Forum welcomes Bob Rae, ambassador and permanent representative of Canada to the United Nations, to its annual fall dinner to discuss public trust and multisectoral collaboration during the pandemic. Luiza Savage, executive editor, POLITICO, moderates a question-and-answer period following the ambassador's opening remarks.
01:24:29

Public Record

Finding Economic Prosperity and Social Cohesion

The Senate and the Public Policy Forum host an event to discuss the need for a new long-term economic strategy for Canada. The discussion follows the release of a report from the Senate Prosperity Action Group which calls for the development of a strategy to deal with a number of transitional challenges facing our country. Senator Peter Harder (Ontario) and Monique Leroux (chair, Industry Strategy Council) moderated the discussion between John Manley (former deputy prime minister of Canada), Frances Donald (chief economist, Manulife Financial), Tabatha Bull (president & CEO, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business) and Chris Ragan (director, Max Bell School of Public Policy). (October 7, 2021)
01:02:44

Public Record

Building Consensus Within Canadian Governments

The Senate and the Public Policy Forum host an event to discuss building consensus within Canadian governments. The discussion follows the release of a report from the Senate Prosperity Action Group which calls for the development of a strategy to deal with a number of transitional challenges facing our country. Edward Greenspon (president & CEO, Public Policy Forum) moderates a fireside chat between Joe Clark (former prime minister of Canada) and Christy Clark (former premier of British Columbia). (October 7, 2021)
02:06:29

Public Record

PPF Fall Dinner 2019: The U.S.-China Strategic Rivalry and How Canada Plays It

In Ottawa, the Public Policy Forum hosts its annual fall dinner, featuring an in-depth discussion with Graham Allison (former U.S. assistant secretary of defense), Luiza Savage (executive director for Canada, POLITICO), Pascale Massot (assistant professor, School of Political Studies University of Ottawa) and Canadian Senator Peter Harder, on the relationship between the United States and China and Canada’s place between these two Great Powers. (November 19, 2019)
00:22:00

Public Record

PPF Growth Summit – The 21st Century City Reimagined

Sidewalk Labs CEO Daniel Doctoroff sits down with BNN Bloomberg anchor Amanda Lang in Toronto at the Public Policy Forum‘s Canada Growth Summit to discuss privacy and data governance. Sidewalk Labs, which is owned by Google‘s parent company Alphabet, has faced public scrutiny over its plans to build a high-tech neighbourhood on Toronto’s waterfront. (April 11, 2019)
00:45:40

Public Record

PPF Growth Summit – The Rise of Digital Nationalism

Artificial intelligence expert Yoshua Bengio, intellectual property lawyer James W. Hinton and Toronto Region Board of Trade president Janet De Silva discuss the case for and against digital nationalism. Their discussion takes place in Toronto at the Public Policy Forum's Canada Growth Summit. (April 11, 2019)
00:27:30

Public Record

PPF Growth Summit – Canada’s Old Industries Are New Again

Murad Al-Khatib and Lorraine Mitchelmore, two of the six chairs of Canada's economic strategy roundtables, discuss the technological changes in the agriculture and resources sectors. The discussion takes place in Toronto at the Public Policy Forum's Canada Growth Summit. (April 11, 2019)
00:20:30

Public Record

PPF Growth Summit – Sustainability and Economic Growth

Tiff Macklem, Kim Thomassin and Andrew Chisholm, three members of the federal Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance, discuss their final report on sustainability and economic growth that they will soon submit to the federal government. Their discussion takes place in Toronto at the Public Policy Forum's Canada Growth Summit. (April 11, 2019)
00:42:00

Public Record

PPF Growth Summit – Canada’s Global Competitiveness

Robert Asselin (BlackBerry) and Sean Speer (University of Toronto) present their ideas for what a new program for Canadian competitiveness should look like. This is followed by a panel with Deloitte’s Craig Alexander, Diversio’s Laura McGee and CIBC’s Royce Mendes. The discussions take place in Toronto at the Public Policy Forum's Canada Growth Summit. (April 11, 2019)
00:35:30

Public Record

PPF Growth Summit – The Changing World of Work

CPA Canada’s Tashia Batstone, Deloitte’s Zabeen Hirji and Six Nations Polytechnic’s Rebecca Jamieson discuss how the changing world of work is affecting individuals and organizations. Their discussion takes place in Toronto at the Public Policy Forum's Canada Growth Summit. (April 11, 2019)
00:23:00

Public Record

PPF Growth Summit – BlackBerry CEO John Chen Discusses Cybersecurity and Privacy

BlackBerry executive chair and CEO John Chen sits down with Global Public Affairs chair Tom Clark for a candid discussion about cybersecurity, privacy and data governance. Their discussion takes place in Toronto at the Public Policy Forum's Canada Growth Summit. (April 11, 2019)
00:28:00

Public Record

PPF Growth Summit – TransAlta's Dawn Farrell on Energy and Work Transitions

TransAlta Corporation president and CEO Dawn Farrell sits down with Public Policy Forum president Edward Greenspon for a candid discussion on the transition from coal to natural gas power plants. Their discussion takes place in Toronto during the PPF's annual Canada Growth Summit. (April 11, 2019) (April 11, 2019)
00:29:50

Public Record

PPF Growth Summit – CIBC CEO Victor Dodig Discusses Canada’s Future Prosperity

CIBC CEO Victor Dodig delivers the opening keynote address at the Public Policy Forum's fourth annual Canada Growth Summit in Toronto. His address focuses on what Canada must do to be competitive in a rapidly evolving global economy.(April 11, 2019)
02:07:00

Public Record

Public Policy Forum's Testimonial Dinner and Awards 2019

The Public Policy Forum pays tribute to distinguished leaders who have made outstanding contributions to the quality of public policy and good governance at their annual testimonial dinner in Toronto. This year's honourees are Rona Ambrose, Alan Bernstein, George Cope, Pierre-Marc Johnson and Farah Mohamed. (April 11, 2019) (no interpretation)
00:21:30

Public Record

Canada Growth Summit 2019 – Lisa Raitt on Canadian Competitiveness

Conservative deputy leader Lisa Raitt sits down with BNN Bloomberg anchor Amanda Lang at the Canada Growth Summit in Toronto for a discussion on the Canadian economy and how to make Canada more competitive. The summit is hosted by the Public Policy Forum. (April 11, 2019) (no interpretation)
00:27:28

Public Record

Canada Growth Summit 2019 – Panel with Navdeep Bains

At the Canada Growth Summit in Toronto, federal Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains joins Murad Al-Katib and Lorraine Mitchelmore, two of the chairs of Canada's economic strategy tables, for a panel discussion titled "Canada's Old Industries Are New Again". The summit is organized by the Public Policy Forum, whose president and CEO Edward Greenspon acts as moderator for the panel. (April 11, 2019) (no interpretation)
00:38:00

Public Record

PPF Growth Summit – PM's Chief of Staff Katie Telford Discusses the Economy

Katie Telford, chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, sits down with Julie Cafley, senior vice-president of policy and partnerships at the Public Policy Forum (PPF) to discuss the ways the Liberal government is building an inclusive economy. Their discussion takes place in Toronto during the PPF's third Canada Growth Summit. (April 12, 2018)
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Public Record

PPF Growth Summit – Panel on Canada's New Superclusters Initiative

Business reporter Sean Silcoff leads a panel discussion with Jan De Silva (Toronto Region Board of Trade), Matt Hebb (Canada’s Ocean Supercluster), Louis Roy (Optel Group), Jamison Steeve (Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity), and Ilse Treurnicht (Triphase Accelerator Corporation) on how the business-led innovation superclusters are energizing the economy. This discussion takes place in Toronto during the Public Policy Forum's third Canada Growth Summit. (April 12, 2018)
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Public Record

PPF Growth Summit – Growth Council Chair Dominic Barton Discusses the Economy

Dominic Barton, chair of the federal government's advisory council on economic growth, sits down with business reporter Amanda Lang for a candid discussion on the state of the Canadian economy. Their discussion takes place in Toronto at the Public Policy Forum's third Canada Growth Summit. (April 12, 2018)
01:57:14

Headline Politics

Social Media and Democracy: What Can Be Done?

The Public Policy Forum and University of British Columbia School of Public Policy and Global Affairs host a panel of leading social media experts to discuss the complex relationship between social media, democracy, and personal data. Jonathan Albright (Tow Center for Digital Journalism), Julia Angwin (ProPublica), Ben Scott (New America), David Carroll (Parsons School of Design), and Sue Gardner (Wikimedia Foundation) gather at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa to discuss the role digital platforms play in our democracy. (April 4, 2018).