Dave’s Digital Café
Discuss ideas with experts and thought leaders on some of the prominent issues ongoing in Canada and around the world.
Join DDC!Dec. 2: Dr. Ken Coates, University of Saskatchewan, Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation
The Wrong Side of the Innovation Divide: The Fate of Rural, Northern and Indigenous Canada in the Age of Rapid Technological Change
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Nov. 18, 2021
Alan Emery, President, KIVU Nature
Response to Global Warming: COP26 Implications
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Nov. 4, 2021
Kent Roach, Professor of Law, University of Toronto
Ensuring Democracy While Protecting National Security
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Oct. 21, 2021
Chris McLeod, CEO, NVision Insight Group
Considerations for Inclusive Innovation with Indigenous Peoples of Canada
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Oct. 7, 2021
Cameron Roberts, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Carleton University
What Might a Low-Carbon Transportation System Look Like?
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Sept. 23, 2021
Dr. Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and James McGill Professor of Political Science, McGill University
Federal Politics and Canada’s Social Policy Future
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Sept. 9, 2021
Don Drummond, Queen’s University
Canada Needs an Equitable Growth Institute
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May 27, 2021
Dr. Camille Boulet, Senior Partner, Global Advantage Consulting Group
A Perfectly Predictable Surprise: A Short Primer on Risk Assessment and Mitigation
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May 20, 2021
Angela Carter, Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
Truzaar Dordi, PhD Candidate, University of Waterloo
Correcting Canada’s ‘One Eye Shut’ Climate Policy
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May 13, 2021
Benjamin Bergen, Executive Director, Council of Canadian Innovators
Building a Meaningful Post-Pandemic Prosperity Strategy
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May 6, 2021
David Abonyi, Consultant, OECD & Director-in-Residence, i-Canada (smart communities)
Appropriate Innovation for Asian Emerging Markets in a Digital World
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April 29, 2021
Omer Kaya, Global Advantage Consulting Group
Summary Analysis of the Impact of Budget 2021 on Canada’s R&D/Innovation Performance
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April 22, 2021
Ian Lee, Carleton University
Yes, We Have No Bananas (2021 Federal Budget Macroeconomic Analysis)
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April 15, 2021
Peter MacKinnon, Associate Partner, Global Advantage Consulting Group
Geopolitical Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
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April 8, 2021
Jim Orban, ret. President and CEO, University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation
How is Health Research Funded in Canada?
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April 1, 2021
Prof. Michael Geist, University of Ottawa
The Challenge of Internet Regulation: Finding a Balance Between Confronting Online Harms and Freedom of Expression
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March 25, 2021
Dr. Megan Boler, University of Toronto
The Weaponization of Emotion in Social Media
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March 18, 2021
Dr. Jamie Stephen, Managing Director, TorchLight Bioresources
District Energy Systems: Canada’s Missing Infrastructure
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March 11, 2021
David C. Onley, Senior Lecturer and Distinguished Visitor, University of Toronto, Scarborough
COVID Year One: Correctly Identifying the Victims Would Have Slashed the Death Toll
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March 4, 2021
Dr. Carl Haas, Department Chair, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo
Construction and Deconstruction: Moving the Built Environment Toward a Circular Economy
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February 25, 2021
Davide Torsello, Professor of Anthropology and Organizational Behavior, Central European University
AI Ethics: Sweetness and Bitterness of a New Imperative
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February 18, 2021
David Pollock, Canadian Association for the Club of Rome
Genuine Progress Indicators: Aligning Policy with Sustainability and the Common Good
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February 11, 2021
Dr. Barbara Perry, Director, Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism, Ontario Tech University
Right-Wing Extremism in Canada
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February 4, 2021
Dr. Sylvia Bashevkin, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto
Opportunities and Obstacles in Women’s Political Participation: Insights from the Biden Administration
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January 28, 2021
Vass Bednar, Executive Director, Master of Public Policy Program in Digital Society, McMaster University
Responsible Innovation: From “Regs” to “Riches”
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January 21, 2021
Doug Hooper, Director, Policy, Advanced Biofuels Canada
Drilling down on the details in Canada’s Climate Plan: the draft Clean Fuel Standard
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January 14, 2021
Alan Arcand, Chief Economist, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
2021 Outlook: Vaccines to Give Economy a Shot in the Arm
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December 17, 2021
Katie Sullivan, Managing Director, IETA
Climate Markets and Net Zero: The Canadian Opportunity and What to Watch
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December 10, 2020
Omer Kaya, VP Research and Business Development, Global Advantage Consulting Group
Planless Recovery – A Brief Analysis of the Fall Economic Statement 2020
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December 3, 2020
Dr. Raywat Deonandan, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa
The State of and Future of COVID-19 Vaccines in Canada(?)
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November 26, 2020
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November 19, 2020
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November 12, 2020
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November 5, 2020
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October 29, 2020
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October 22, 2020
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October 15, 2020
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October 8, 2020
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October 1, 2020
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September 24, 2020
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September 17, 2020
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September 3, 2020
Industrial Bioeconomy Part Two: The Size of the Prize
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August 20, 2020
The Industrial Bioeconomy: Follow the Money
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August 13, 2020
Economics in the Age of COVID-19
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August 6, 2020
Design of a Resilient, Ultra-Low Energy Built Environment with Deep Integration of Renewables in 2050
Cities and the Greenhouse Gas Challenge
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