Events
Past Event
Action Canada Montreal Study Tour
Action Canada’s 16 Fellows will gather again in cosmopolitan Montreal where they’ll attend Resetting the Table, Food Secure Canada's 10th Assembly. It’s the third study tour of the 10-month program and will provide opportunities to meet many of the experts that will inform the three research projects that are taking shape.
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Governance in the Digital Age
On Oct. 1 PPF held a breakfast and a panel discussion with Kent Aitken, Bianca Wylie and Amanda Clarke to launch Kent’s study of Governance in the Digital Age. The report explores the challenges, opportunities, and cultures of the digital era, and distinguishes between what's simply "changing the channel" to digital and what's fundamentally different for governments and stakeholders.
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Action Canada Saskatoon Study Tour
Action Canada's 16 Fellows are headed to Paris of the Prairies, Saskatoon! There, they explored Canada's agricultural innovation hub, heard from experts, visited farms, appreciate local food and took the pulse of reconciliation initiatives. It's the second study tour of the 10-month program and will help inform the three research projects that are taking shape.
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The Values Proposition: Strengthening Sport in Canada
On Oct. 15-16, we're bringing all the stories were heard from our coast-to-coast roundtables plus Canada's decision-makers and the biggest names in sports to strengthen values-based sport for the next generation. This will be the catalyst for defining the future of values-based sport in Canada.
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Marcel Côté Award
This award is presented to Quebecers who demonstrate extraordinary leadership qualities and help improve public policy and public discourse at the municipal, provincial, national and/or international levels.
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Testimonial Dinner and Awards 2019
Lisa LaFlamme hosted our night as we honoured Rona Ambrose, George Cope, Farah Mohamed, Alan Bernstein and Pierre-Marc Johnson in Toronto on April 11. Yoshua Bengio, artificial intelligence pioneer and newly minted Turing Award winner, was our keynote speaker. Watch all the acceptance speeches!
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Defending Canadian Democracy from Cyber Attacks
As Canada prepares for the 2019 federal election, government institutions, political parties, individual politicians and media are all on the radar of adversaries, ranging in sophistication, from hacktivists to foreign governments. Understanding the potential for attack and what organizations and individuals can do to thwart these threats is key to ensuring the legitimacy of Canadian elections.
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Social Entrepreneurship Breakfast: Leveraging social innovation to drive Canada’s economy
A PPF Speaker's Series Event
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Breaking the News: How Bots, Trolls and Other Media Manipulators Threaten Our Politics
Activists, politicians and partisans compete intensely for attention and influence online. Today, malevolent actors seem to have the upper hand. They push disinformation and hate using fake accounts, bots and algorithms designed to keep us scrolling through the latest outrage. News organizations and social media platforms struggle to deal with these media manipulators, particularly after major tragedies or during heated political campaigns like the current one in Ontario.
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2018 Governor General Innovation Awards – Discussion Panel and Reception
Watch the video of the newly minted 2018 Governor General Innovation Award laureates having a candid discussion about their challenges, their triumphs, and what Canada needs to do to grow as an innovation nation.
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Social Media and Democracy: What Can be Done?
Watch the April 4 panel on the role digital platforms play in our democracy. The issue has dominated the news, sparked public outcry and become a priority for governments around the world. Jonathan Albright and other leading thinkers on digital media and democracy take a deeper look at the issue and whether anything should - or can - be done.