Economic reconciliation shouldn't be seen as a requirement so much as our competitive edge. Public Policy Forum honoree JP Gladu speaks up for a new Canadian balance sheet, with Indigenous equity as a key asset.

Every Canadian should thank Janice Charette — for her public service, representing the country abroad and leading the federal bureaucracy through a pandemic. Her message: Canada needs more civil public policy debate and more Canadians stepping up to public service.

'The world needs a little more Canada.' Especially when it comes to food, fuel and fertilizer. Murad Al-Katib at the Public Policy Forum annual awards to urge 🇨🇦 to pursue the 'new agriculture' — climate smart farming to feed the world. 'Be dinner or be the diner!'

Game changer. Jayna Hefford on four Olympic golds and life after hockey, pursuing equity in sport. PWHL is her latest victory — 'the demand for women's sports is real.'

From sea to space to Parliament Hill, Marc Garneau has seen Canada in the world. His view: We're not as relevant as we'd like to be. 'Let's not shy away from risk. We can do some great things if we move out of our comfort zone.'

Congratulations Paul Wells for this year's Hyman Solomon award from the Public Policy Forum — and for focussing on policy results, not intentions. 'Governments that fail to deliver results eventually discredit the values they claim to represent'

“Canada is not Argentina” — but we have challenges. Important conversation here on the country’s biggest challenge. Looking forward to a full day of conversations at Public Policy Forum's growth summit. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/won…

Great way to kick off Public Policy Forum's annual Growth Summit, with an all-star (and all-female) panel on Indigenous ownership. “Our land is our equity.” Great insight from Sharleen Gale, Chief of the Fort Nelson First Nation.

Prefabricated homebuilding promises faster, more cost-effective alternatives to traditional construction—and if scaled correctly, a solution to address home prices and rent relief. Trinh Theresa Do steps in for this episode of #rbcdisruptors . Listen here 👇thoughtleadership.rbc.com/building-block…

Canada’s Great Rebuild. Back in Ottawa to share our new report on the housing crisis, and our ideas to help solve it. Skills and technology will be key. Check out the report: thoughtleadership.rbc.com/the-great-rebu…

Canada must grow its housing stock like never before, especially at the affordable end of the spectrum in rental and social housing. Good Globe & Mail insights on The Great Rebuild. theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

The sun gods must be crazy

My monthly book blog: Murakami's Japan linkedin.com/pulse/my-month…

We’ll have lots more to share in the coming months on 🇨🇦 Gen AI readiness but suffice to say this is just the beginning of what’s needed. Every enterprise— private and public — needs to up their game. Provinces, too. A world of wonder awaits theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

I joined Conversations Live with Stuart McNish to discuss RBC Climate Action Institute’s report Double or Trouble (rbc.com/climate-action…). Climate action will require more collaboration, between governments and industries, and within sectors and networks. Full interview here 👇
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Canada is seeing fewer job vacancies year-over-year for all educational levels. The decline was especially pronounced in lower-skilled jobs, where labour shortage issues were the most acute by late 2022.
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Canadian headline inflation stayed within the BoC’s target range in February. Claire Fan and Abbey Xu explain more in the latest RBC Canadian inflation watch. thoughtleadership.rbc.com/rbc-inflation-…