The Recovery Project

It has been a commonplace during the pandemic to talk about the ‘unprecedented times’ we are living in. And with unprecedented comes another term often used to describe our current age: uncertainty.

What do we mean today when we speak of uncertainty in the economic realm? On this episode of The Recovery Project, we hear from Tabatha Bull, President & CEO of Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, Armine Yalnizyan, the Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers, and Jacqueline Best, Full Professor in the School of Political Studies at the uOttawa, for a discussion moderated by Anoush Fraser Terjanian, the Assistant Vice Dean, Partnerships and Research Networks at the uOttawa Faculty of Social Sciences, and Research Associate at the Centre for International Policy Studies, uOttawa.

Listen to a recording of Day 3: Democracy and Institutions, of The Recovery Summit, a virtual, world-wide conference focused on charting the path to global recovery from COVID-19.

We were joined by Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the former Prime Minister of Denmark and the Recovery Summit Co-Chair for Democracy and Institutions, Mete Coban, the co-founder of My Life My Say, Sandro Gozi, French MEP with Renew Europe, and Eli Pariser, co-founder of Avaaz, moderated by Dawn Nakagawa, the Executive Vice President of the Berggruen Institute.

Listen to a recording of Day 3: Sustainability, of The Recovery Summit, a virtual, world-wide conference focused on charting the path to global recovery from COVID-19.

We were joined by Frans Timmermans, the First Vice-President of the European Commission and the Recovery Summit Co-Chair for Sustainability, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, the Canadian Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Gergely Karácsony, the Mayor of Budapest, and John Podesta, the Founder and Director of the Center for American Progress, moderated by Megan Leslie, the President and CEO of World Wildlife Fund Canada.

Listen to a recording of Day 2: Inclusive Societies, of The Recovery Summit, a virtual, world-wide conference focused on charting the path to global recovery from COVID-19.

We were joined by Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London and the Recovery Summit Co-Chair for Inclusive Societies, Lori Lightfoot, the Mayor of Chicago, and Baroness Minouche Shafik, the Director of the London School of Economics, moderated by Zubaida Haque, the former Interim Director of the Runnymede Trust and Independent SAGE.

Listen to a recording of Day 2: Shared Prosperity, of The Recovery Summit, a virtual, world-wide conference focused on charting the path to global recovery from COVID-19.

We were joined by Dr. Jim Chalmers, Shadow Treasurer of Australia, Miguel Matos, Socialist MP for Lisbon, and Farah Mohamed, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiative, Policy, and Public Affairs, Toronto Region Board of Trade, moderated by the Honourable Anne McLellan, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, Senior Adviser at Bennett Jones LLP, and the Recovery Summit Co-Chair for Shared Prosperity.

Listen to a recording of Day 1: Global Public Health, of The Recovery Summit, a virtual, world-wide conference focused on charting the path to global recovery from COVID-19.

We were joined by Dr. Christos Christou, the International President of Médecins Sans Frontières, Dr. Ilona Kickbusch, the Founder and Chair of the Global Health Centre, and Dr. Steven Hoffman, the Lead for the UN Research Roadmap for COVID-19 Recovery and Director of the Global Strategies Lab, for a discussion moderated by Dr. James Orbinski, Director of the Dahdaleh Institute of Global Health Research at York University and the Recovery Summit Co-Chair for Global Public Health.

Listen to a recording of Day 1: Shaping a Progressive Response, of The Recovery Summit, a virtual, world-wide conference focused on charting the path to global recovery from COVID-19.

We were joined by Tim Dixon, Co-founder of More in Common, Neera Tanden, President of Center for American Progress, and Gerry Butts, Vice Chairman of the Eurasia Group, moderated by Matt Browne, Founder of Global Progress, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, and Co-founder of The Recovery Project.

It’s been 7 months since scientists have sequenced the COVID-19 virus. In that time, we have collectively developed over 150 different potential vaccines, but how do we determine who gets first access, and how do we ensure equitable distribution?

The Recovery Project is pleased to be joined by Dr. Orin Levine, Director of the Global Delivery Program at the Gates Foundation, in-conversation with Scott Findlay, Associate Director (Graduate Programs) of the Institute of Environment at the University of Ottawa, to discuss the Gates Foundation’s commitment to global vaccine development and delivery.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated many chronic problems in developing countries around the world. What has Canada's role been globally to support pandemic response?

The Recovery Project is pleased to be joined by the Hon. Karina Gould, Canada’s Minister of International Development, to discuss Canada’s immediate international response to COVID-19, as well as support beyond the pandemic.

Democracy is a constant work in progress, in need of special attention during moments of crisis. The pandemic has seen some states coordinate efforts with careful attention to individual rights, while others have taken advantage of the centralization of power for other ends. How permeable are democracies in times of crisis? How are democratic practices and institutions being tested? Which countries will emerge more resilient and which will struggle?

The Recovery Project is pleased to be joined by the Honourable Stéphane Dion, Canada’s Ambassador to Germany and Canada’s Special Envoy to the European Union and Europe