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April 21, 2020 Ep.7: The Realities of COVID-19 on Provincial and Federal Budgets with Janice MacKinnon
Episode 7 | In the early 1990s Janice MacKinnon helped steer Saskatchewan through its fiscal crisis. She joined Policy Speaking host Edward Greenspon for a discussion around the fiscal realities of the COVID-19 crisis on provincial and federal budgets. What advice would she give to Canada's finance minister and what would it take to see an economic turnaround in 2021 or 2022?
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30 min
April 17, 2020 Ep.6: Extending a Lifeline to Canadians in the Sharpest Economic Downturn of our Time with Tamara Vrooman
Tamara Vrooman, President and CEO of Vancity, Canada's largest credit union shares insights on the situation in Vancouver and B.C. In this episode, she gives host Edward Greenspon an inside scoop on what VanCity is doing to help it's half a million members recover from job losses and incapacitated business. Plus who's most vulnerable in this crisis?
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31 min
April 15, 2020 Ep.5: What We Learned From SARS With Dr. David Naylor
A Canadian Medical Hall of Famer, Dr. David Naylor was the Chair of the committee looking at Canada's response to SARS in 2003. He joins host Edward Greenspon for a discussion about what we're learning about and from the COVID-19 pandemic. What did Canada look like after SARS and what will Canada look like beyond COVID-19?
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37 min
April 10, 2020 Ep.4: Why Don't Humans Take Meaningful Action Sooner? with Bruce Lourie
In the fourth episode of our Policy Speaking podcast, host Edward Greenspon is joined by Bruce Lourie, President of the Ivey Foundation to discuss the speed of the response to COVID-19 and how it can inform Canada's battles with further public health risks and climate change.
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25 min
April 02, 2020 Ep.3: The Energy Sector and Covid-19 with Peter Tertzakian
Host Edward Greenspon is joined by Canada’s pre-eminent energy economist and energy historian, Peter Tertzakian as he explains the factors and the impacts of Covid-19 on the energy sector – economically and policy-wise.
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40 min
March 30, 2020 Ep.2: Governing Through a Crisis with Anne McLellan and John Manley
Host Edward Greenspon is joined by two formed Deputy Prime Ministers of Canada, the Hon. Anne McLellan and Hon. John Manley. They provide insights from the cabinet table during 9/11 — Anne was Justice Minister and John Minister of Foreign Affairs at that time — and share how this COVID-19 crisis is different. Plus what comes next? They share what their experience with responding to past global crises such as SARS tells us about the world after COVID-19.
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45 min
March 27, 2020 Ep.1: The Economy After COVID-19 with David Dodge
Join the Public Policy Forum for a new podcast, Policy Speaking, which looks at the management of the COVID-19 crisis, as well as its collateral impacts in areas such as: the economy, the energy sector, income support programs, the geopolitical order; and the nature of leadership.
In the first episode, PPF President & CEO Edward Greenspon is joined by one of Canada's great economists, academics, & former Governor of the Bank of Canada, David Dodge to help us wrap our head around the reality of the current financial situation. From 9/11 to the 2008 financial crisis, Dodge compares COVID-19 to economic shocks of the past and helps us re-imagine what the other side of this crisis could look like.
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28 min

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WONK is a show about big ideas in unprecedented times. Hosted by Michael Serapio, we unpack some of the most pressing issues and challenges facing Canada, and talk to some leading thinkers and…