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2020 Live Episode 8: In conversation with Alexandre Gagnon, Vice-President, Amazon Canada & Mexico

Alexandre Gagnon, Vice-President of Amazon Canada & Mexico, joins Mike Moffatt in the Canada 2020 studios to discuss Amazon’s expansion plans in Canada, tax policy, cultural protections, and the future of e-commerce. Recorded live on August 21st, 2018. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Google...

Wonk with Mike Episode 12: Is Data Treaty Ready? with Dan Ciuriak

Dan Ciuriak, senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, joins host Mike Moffatt to discuss machine learning, the future of work, and whether or not data is treaty ready.

/Thread Episode 11: Pot Investments, #EnemyofNone, and Max Bernier

Sarah Turnbull and Alex Paterson are joined by former diplomat and Macleans editor-at-large Scott Gilmore for a look back at the week. Topics include investing in cannabis, reactions to the Boston Globe's #enemyofnone editorial campaign, and how to react to Maxime Bernier's Twitter rant about multiculturalism.

Explain like I’m Five Episode 9: Guaranteed Basic Income

Miles Corak, professor of economics at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York, joins host Aaron Reynolds to talk about the concept of guaranteed basic income, how it could work in practice, and the benefits and goals of the cancelled Ontario pilot program.

Canada 2020 National Pharmacare Policy Lab

National Pharmacare Initiative Reports on Findings and Resolutions Download PDF here: National Pharmacare – Report on Findings and Resolutions Further Reading: Resource Library Executive Summary On May 29th, Canada 2020 convened a five-hour policy lab on National Pharmacare, in response to...

National Pharmacare Initiative Policy Lab Resource Library

Download PDF here: National Pharmacare – Resource Libary Further Reading: Report on Findings and Resolutions Pharmacare Policy Lab Resource Library Let’s talk about the patients the pharmacare debate has forgotten (blog) AUTHOR: Adam Kassam LINK Kassam argues that rehabilitation patients are...

Wonk with Mike Episode 11: Trade and Trump, with Maryscott Greenwood

Mike Moffatt is joined by Maryscott Greenwood, a former American diplomat to Canada, to talk Canada - US trade, concerns about Chinese steel, NAFTA and NAFTA alternatives, and looming automotive tariffs.

/Thread Episode 10 : we’re gonna blow up the moon (week of August 10)

Aaron Reynolds and Alex Paterson are joined by Sarah Goldfeder and Josh McJannett to talk about the week that just ended. Topics include diplomacy by tweet, Space Force and Canada's place in space innovation, and Buck-a-Beer backlash. Plus, we play the tweet game.

Explain like I’m Five Episode 8 : Blockchain

Anne Connelly joins host Aaron Reynolds to explain the concepts behind blockchain, what it can be used for, and how it is transforming our world.

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