🎙️ What does the future of government look like?
On the latest episode of Futureproofing Canada, New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt joins Jennifer to discuss what it will take to modernize government for a changing world.
They also explore building long-term resilience, shifting immigration patterns, strengthening trade ties beyond the United States, and more.
Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
What would it take for Atlantic Canada to double its non-U.S. exports within a decade? Join us in 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗮𝘅 on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭 for a discussion on the opportunities and trade barriers shaping the region’s economic future.
As businesses and communities look to reduce their exposure to U.S. and Chinese tariffs while exploring new markets, Atlantic Canada may be entering a period of major economic transition.
Moderated by IRPP’s VP of research, Rachel Samson, the panel will feature:
→ David Chaundy, President & CEO of the Atlantic Economic Council
→ Melanie Nadeau, CEO of COVE
→ The Honourable Seamus O'Regan, former federal cabinet minister and IRPP board member.
🎟️ Free registration, link in bio. More information on our website.
"We need to have a new conversation about immigration in this country".
In the latest episode of Futureproofing Canada, New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt joins Jennifer to discuss the pressures shaping the province’s outlook, including shifting immigration patterns, labour shortages, and the need to modernize how government works.
🎙️Full episode available on our YouTube channel and wherever you get your podcasts.
New Brunswick is rethinking how it grows its economy in a more uncertain global environment.
In this episode of Futureproofing Canada, Jennifer speaks with Susan Holt, Premier of New Brunswick, about how the province is positioning itself for long-term resilience, from developing critical minerals and expanding deep-water ports to strengthening trade links beyond the United States.
🎙️ Full episode available on our YouTube channel and wherever you get your podcasts.
Le mois de mars a été occupé pour le Centre d’excellence sur la fédération canadienne.
Voici un retour en images 📸 sur :
• le lancement du papier de Dave Guenette pour la série Idée fédérale dans le cadre du colloque « Regards croisés sur le projet de constitution québécoise »
• le panel Dialogue en affaires publiques - Le fédéralisme canadien face à la guerre commerciale de Donald Trump
📖 Vous pouvez trouver le papier de Dave Guenette sur le site du Centre.
Canada is preparing for a major shift in defence policy, one that could reshape not only its military capabilities, but also its economy and global partnerships.
In this episode of Futureproofing Canada, Jennifer speaks with Jeff Collins, a defence policy expert at the University of Prince Edward Island, about what’s driving Canada’s push toward significantly higher military spending and a new defence strategy .
🎙️ Available on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts:
Canada has 13 internal markets. What would it take to make it one? 🇨🇦
We sat down with Ryan Manucha to unpack one of the biggest economic policy questions in Canada right now: mutual recognition, implementation hurdles, and whether federal-provincial momentum can actually stick.
Full episode on YouTube + all podcast platforms 🎙️ .
Have you listened to the latest episode of Futureproofing Canada? 🎧
Ryan Manucha joins the podcast to unpack Canada’s renewed push to lower internal trade barriers and why turning political momentum into real change isn’t so simple.
🔗 Full episode at the link in bio.
💡NEW IRPP PUBLICATION OUT NOW!
New IRPP analysis shows Mark Carney’s January mission to China will significantly alleviate pressures in many Prairie communities.
After a year of steep tariffs and collapsing export prices, a new Canada–China trade framework could offer real relief for communities dependent on agriculture and other targeted products.
Not all sectors benefit, however. Pork, for example, representing about five per cent of Canadian agri-food exports to China in 2024, will still face 25 per cent tariffs. But the agreement could be a lifeline for many Prairie regions.
Our latest analysis by Ricardo Chejfec maps how the agreement may reshape economic prospects for many affected communities.
🔎 Explore the dashboards and full commentary, link in bio
Is this really an immigration backlash?
In the latest episode of Futureproofing Canada, immigration scholar Mireille Paquet explains why today’s immigration anxiety may be less about hostility and more about disorder and trust in government.
If public confidence is wavering, what would it take to rebuild it?
🎧Full episode available wherever you get your podcasts and on our YouTube channel
🚨 NEW EPISODE
Is Canada facing an immigration backlash?
Public opinion is shifting.
Temporary migration is exploding.
Trust in the system is under strain.
What changed and what happens next?
Immigration scholar Mireille Paquet joins Futureproofing Canada to break down the forces reshaping immigration in Canada right now.
🎧Listen wherever you get your podcasts
Canada doesn’t have a housing innovation problem. It has a scale and political will problem.
In this episode of Futureproofing Canada, Jennifer speaks with housing expert Carolyn Whitzman about why Canada already knows how to address homelessness and housing affordability but continues to fall short.
Episode available wherever you get your podcasts and on our YouTube channel.
