by Harrish Thirukumaran Disruptive technologies have become so ubiquitous in today’s society that labour ministers in the G7 will join together in early June to discover how individuals can anticipate jobs within a precarious labour market. In a similar respect, students from the University of Toronto’s School of Public Policy and Governance (SPPG) and the…
Category: Ford Conference
Ford+SPPG Conference: Immigration in a Populist Era
Kelly Rahardja The United States is undergoing a transformation of its immigration policy that could prevent thousands of incoming refugees from gaining entry into the country. As legislative action continues to target refugees at the federal level, the need for state refugee integration and resettlement programs becomes increasingly salient. It was relevant then that this…
Arctic Sovereignty: The Next Great Game – Recap of the Ford+SPPG Conference 2013
Natalia Segal Due mainly to global warming, an environmental effect that has influenced the Arctic region faster than some other parts of the planet, the previously inaccessible Northwest Passage is opening up. The Northwest Passage, a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans will (once we can navigate it) save valuable time and fuel for…
A Battle of the Policy Wonks – Recap of 3rd annual Ford-SPPG Conference
Meaghan Coker It was a race between forty students, divided into four teams, with four hours to reach the finish line. This policy battle, better known as the 3rd annual Ford-SPPG Conference hosted this past weekend in Toronto, is a joint initiative of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of…
Let Us Collaborate!
Sarah Park What does the future of the Great Lakes Region look like? We tend to forget that we are part of a vital region that has everything a region needs to succeed. Consisting of Ontario and Quebec along with eight other U.S. States, the region is an economic powerhouse that produces $4.6 trillion GDP…
