The Public Policy Forum (PPF) released a report, Unlocking an Energy Superpower, examining how Canada can expand its liquefied natural gas sector and move future projects to final investment decisions. The report says recent global energy shocks have added urgency to LNG development and outlines policy recommendations based on nearly two decades of Canadian experience, … Read more
Public Policy Forum released Refuel, a report examining how boosting Canadian LNG and oil exports could reduce global greenhouse gas emissions while strengthening Canada’s energy strategy. Authored by Mark Cameron, a fellow at the organization, and Arash Golshan, its energy policy lead, the report finds Canadian LNG has among the lowest life-cycle emissions globally and … Read more
A new report from the Public Policy Forum (PPF) is calling on the federal government to recognize that Canada faces a national health security emergency and must address escalating threats to the country’s health and economic security. Titled Canada’s Code Red: An urgent playbook to build an economy-boosting life sciences sector, the report highlights the value of … Read more
The Public Policy Forum released a landmark report that outlines urgent strategies to accelerate investment in energy, critical mineral and infrastructure projects. Build Big Things: A Playbook to Turbocharge Investment in Major Energy, Critical Mineral and Infrastructure Projects delivers a how-to for Canada to drive economic growth and prosperity. Against the backdrop of sluggish Canadian productivity, U.S. tariffs … Read more
The Public Policy Forum announced the appointment of Inez Jabalpurwala as its new President and CEO, effective Jan. 6, 2025. Jabalpurwala currently serves as Global Director of VINEx, an organization she built during the pandemic to explore how SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses impact brain health. After co-leading the development of a pan-Canadian action plan to address … Read more
The Public Policy Forum unveiled a new report that underscores the urgent need for sweeping reforms to enhance Canada’s health security, including the establishment of a Canadian Health Security Agency, as well as a transformation of supply chain management and a strengthening of the country’s life sciences capabilities. The report, titled Exposed: How Canada can close its health security gaps, … Read more
The Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression, established by the Public Policy Forum released its 2020-21 report, Harms Reduction: A Six-Step Program to Protect Democratic Expression Online. “The Commission decided that the current system of content moderation under the sole direction of the platform companies is not and cannot do the job. And that public institutions representing a … Read more
In the wake of COVID-19, households and businesses—not just governments—will have much more debt to service in 2022 than they had in 2019. There are two deficits to be serviced: public debt and current account deficit, according to former Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge. In a report for the Public Policy Forum’s Rebuild Canada program, he identifies … Read more
The Public Policy Forum is pleased that the production of independent, original journalism for Canadians will be supported by new measures announced in the government’s fall economic update. The government will spend more than $600 million over five years to support reliable Canadian journalism. “Democracy needs reporters working their beats to produce original news, so tax measures to relieve … Read more
The Public Policy Forum released a new report analyzing the current and evolving role of agents at the federal and provincial levels to provide recommendations on how oversight and guidance in the administration of policies can be improved while maintaining their autonomy within Canada’s Westminster system. The report includes nine recommendations that, if implemented, would strengthen … Read more
