Year: 2018

/Thread Episode 20: Three Days of Weed, Twitter Blocking, and Louis C.K.’s comedy comeback

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“Police essentially have the right to stop just about any driver they suspect of intoxication which is much freer reign than police have had and history shows us that we ought to worry about how that discretion is going to be used.”

On the 20th episode of /Thread, host Sarah Turnbull is joined by Shannon Proudfoot of Maclean’s, David Reevely of the Ottawa Citizen, and producer Aaron Reynolds to talk about the challenging first days of cannabis legalization, what happens when a politician blocks you on Twitter, and Louis C.K.’s comeback attempt.

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Explain Like I’m Five Episode 15: Cannabis legalization, with Anne McLellan

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“Good rule to start with, if you can’t smoke tobacco wherever you are, you cannot smoke cannabis.”

Host Aaron Reynolds sits down with Anne McLellan, former deputy prime minister, cabinet minister, and chair of Canada’s task force on cannabis legalization and regulation to discuss the rollout of cannabis law in Canada.

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In Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Bob Woodward

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November 7th, 2018 | Royal York Hotel, Toronto | 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

On November 7th, 2018, the day after the U.S midterm elections, Canada 2020 will host Bob Woodward, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and author of Fear: Trump in the White House, for a luncheon event at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.

Bob Woodward was described by Rolling Stone’s Ryan Bort as “one of the most revered and well-respected journalists in American history.”

Woodward’s new book Fear provides an intimate portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump’s first year in the Oval Office. It reveals unprecedented detail on his decision making on major foreign and domestic policies, and White House top aids engaging in what Woodward refers to as “an administrative coup d’etat.”
Tables of 10, as well as individual tickets, are available for purchase.

  • Table of 10: $3,500 (+ HST)
  • Individual Tickets: $350 (+ HST)

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Wonk with Mike Episode 21: Stats Cannabis, with James Tebrake

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“Our issue was not so much how are we going to measure [cannabis] going forward but how do we measure the back period, the illegal period, so that when we provide a measure of GDP post-legalization we have a nice consistent time series.”

Host Mike Moffatt sat down James Tebrake, Director General of the Macroeconomics Accounts Branch at Statistics Canada. He and his team have been tasked with collecting data on cannabis consumption, output, and production before and after legalization on October 17 and understanding the affect this will have on the country’s GDP.

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/Thread Episode 19: Climate, Cannabis, and Kanye West

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“The idea that carbon taxes don’t work – I’m sure you could misdesign them and mess them up – but you’re arguing essentially that prices don’t affect behaviour, which is not the way I live and it’s not the way anyone else lives as far as I know.”

Host Sarah Turnbull is joined by David Reevely, journalist at the Ottawa Citizen and Tim Powers, vice-chairman of Summa Strategies. Topics discussed: Climate action in Canada and carbon pricing as a solution, cannabis legalization countdown, and celebrities who get political.

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Explain Like I’m Five Episode 14: Regulating Canadian Content, with Michael Geist

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“One way to help ensure that Canadians can make a living out of participating in the cultural sector is to ensure there’s a ready market for what they’re creating.”

Michael Geist, law professor and Canada Research Chair in Internet and eCommerce law at uOttawa, joins host Aaron Reynolds to demystify the regulations around Canadian content on television, why they exist, and what they’re supposed to achieve.

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Wonk with Mike Episode 20: A Friend, a Job, and a Home, with Jodi Butts

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“We really need to think about the means of attachment of our social safety net. Should it really by tied to traditional employment? I think we’re going to see more and more that we need to get away from that model.”

Jodi Butts, former Chief Executive of Rise Asset Development and current Canada Goose board member, joins host Mike Moffatt to discuss the value of investing in mental health supports in the workplace, peer support networks, and getting past the traditional archetypes of entrepreneurship.

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/Thread Episode 18: Trade Negotiation Hangovers, Sidewalk Labs Controversy, and the Kavanaugh Vote

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“No matter which jurisdiction you live in, one of the most difficult areas of law is sexual assault law because it’s my word against yours…in this area you’re forced to perform or re-perform what has happened to you like you’re on stage.”

Mary Anne Carter, senior consultant at Earnscliffe Strategy Group and /Thread regular Mike Moffatt, join host Sarah Turnbull to discuss: reactions to USMCA and provisions left out of public discussion, the Sidewalk Labs data controversy, and the ongoing Kavanaugh scandal that led to a Matt Damon SNL spoof.

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Call for Proposals: Web Development

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Canada 2020 is seeking to engage the services of an experienced web developer to relaunch canada2020.ca and its associated project web properties.

In 2019, Canada 2020 will launch a new version of Canada2020.ca. To accomplish this, we require the assistance of an experienced web developer or firm to work with our Ottawa-based team on the conception, build and launch of a new web property.
The winning firm will:

  • Have experience working with content-creators
  • Prioritize smart, clean and user-friendly, intuitive design
  • Deliver a product Canada 2020 can (mostly) manage itself

Project Specifications

The new Canada2020.ca will host:

  • Content-rich information about upcoming events
  • Unique, mobile-friendly, project-specific micro-sites
  • A clean and intuitive publishing platform

Canada2020.ca will be maintained by the Canada2020 team, with occasional supplemental support from your firm or contractors.

Our Process

October 2018: Interested firms should send an Intent to Submit notice to [email protected] which includes company or contractor information, samples of work, and your proposed CMS.
November 1, 2018: Approved firms selected to submit a detailed proposal will be contacted
November 16, 2018, 5 PM: Deadline for approved proposal submissions.
End November 2018: Interviews and selection
December 1, 2018: Project begins

FAQs

To be posted, and answered, here on an ongoing basis.

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