Rachel Samson
@rsamson.bsky.social
VP Research at the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP)
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We'll feature speakers who bring a community-centred perspective on the importance of building resilience to future-proof Canada:
🔹Tamara Krawchenko, @uvic.ca
🔹@gmore70.bsky.social, Southeast Techhub
🔹Troy Dungate, CFNC
🔹@ricardochejfec.bsky.social, IRPP
Moderated by @rsamson.bsky.social, IRPP
🔹Tamara Krawchenko, @uvic.ca
🔹@gmore70.bsky.social, Southeast Techhub
🔹Troy Dungate, CFNC
🔹@ricardochejfec.bsky.social, IRPP
Moderated by @rsamson.bsky.social, IRPP
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We'll feature speakers who bring a community-centred perspective on the importance of building resilience to future-proof Canada:
🔹Tamara Krawchenko, @uvic.ca
🔹@gmore70.bsky.social, Southeast Techhub
🔹Troy Dungate, CFNC
🔹@ricardochejfec.bsky.social, IRPP
Moderated by @rsamson.bsky.social, IRPP
🔹Tamara Krawchenko, @uvic.ca
🔹@gmore70.bsky.social, Southeast Techhub
🔹Troy Dungate, CFNC
🔹@ricardochejfec.bsky.social, IRPP
Moderated by @rsamson.bsky.social, IRPP
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Oil pipelines are back in the spotlight.
But with shifting markets, uncertain prices, and Indigenous rights at stake, the decision is complex. In this new paper, economist @aleach.ca examines the risks, benefits, and viability of a new oil pipeline.
Read the paper here: irpp.org/research-stu...
But with shifting markets, uncertain prices, and Indigenous rights at stake, the decision is complex. In this new paper, economist @aleach.ca examines the risks, benefits, and viability of a new oil pipeline.
Read the paper here: irpp.org/research-stu...
October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Oil pipelines are back in the spotlight.
But with shifting markets, uncertain prices, and Indigenous rights at stake, the decision is complex. In this new paper, economist @aleach.ca examines the risks, benefits, and viability of a new oil pipeline.
Read the paper here: irpp.org/research-stu...
But with shifting markets, uncertain prices, and Indigenous rights at stake, the decision is complex. In this new paper, economist @aleach.ca examines the risks, benefits, and viability of a new oil pipeline.
Read the paper here: irpp.org/research-stu...
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The full program for our Sept. 16 conference Industrial Policy in Tumultuous Times is here!
From trade diversification to climate and economic resilience, we bring together leading voices from across Canada & beyond.
📌 Spots are limited, register now: www.eventbrite.ca/e/irpp-confe...
From trade diversification to climate and economic resilience, we bring together leading voices from across Canada & beyond.
📌 Spots are limited, register now: www.eventbrite.ca/e/irpp-confe...
August 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The full program for our Sept. 16 conference Industrial Policy in Tumultuous Times is here!
From trade diversification to climate and economic resilience, we bring together leading voices from across Canada & beyond.
📌 Spots are limited, register now: www.eventbrite.ca/e/irpp-confe...
From trade diversification to climate and economic resilience, we bring together leading voices from across Canada & beyond.
📌 Spots are limited, register now: www.eventbrite.ca/e/irpp-confe...
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“Dual-use” doesn’t just apply to defence.
jenditchburn.bsky.social & rsamson.bsky.social argue the new minority govt should adopt a dual-use lens for all major policies: supporting national priorities and responding to the needs of rural and Western communities.
🔗 policyoptions.irpp.org?p=116822
jenditchburn.bsky.social & rsamson.bsky.social argue the new minority govt should adopt a dual-use lens for all major policies: supporting national priorities and responding to the needs of rural and Western communities.
🔗 policyoptions.irpp.org?p=116822
How Carney can use policy to unite the country
Every policy move should be “dual use,” solving a thorny problem while also helping to mend the country’s cleavages. Four areas present opportunities.
policyoptions.irpp.org
May 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“Dual-use” doesn’t just apply to defence.
jenditchburn.bsky.social & rsamson.bsky.social argue the new minority govt should adopt a dual-use lens for all major policies: supporting national priorities and responding to the needs of rural and Western communities.
🔗 policyoptions.irpp.org?p=116822
jenditchburn.bsky.social & rsamson.bsky.social argue the new minority govt should adopt a dual-use lens for all major policies: supporting national priorities and responding to the needs of rural and Western communities.
🔗 policyoptions.irpp.org?p=116822
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When people talk about an AI-first government as if it’s a self-evidently good thing, please show them this.
April 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
When people talk about an AI-first government as if it’s a self-evidently good thing, please show them this.
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🇨🇦 Prolonged tariffs could trigger lasting economic shifts. Canada needs a long-term approach—starting with meaningful EI reform. It’s time to act.
Rosanna Tamburi & @ricardochejfec.bsky.social from the @irpp.org’s research team provide recommendations: ⬇️
🔗 policyoptions.irpp.org?p=116135
Rosanna Tamburi & @ricardochejfec.bsky.social from the @irpp.org’s research team provide recommendations: ⬇️
🔗 policyoptions.irpp.org?p=116135
It’s time to put Canada’s employment insurance program on solid footing
Rather than introducing a flurry of stop-gap measures as it did during COVID, Ottawa should make meaningful, long-lasting changes to the EI system.
policyoptions.irpp.org
March 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
🇨🇦 Prolonged tariffs could trigger lasting economic shifts. Canada needs a long-term approach—starting with meaningful EI reform. It’s time to act.
Rosanna Tamburi & @ricardochejfec.bsky.social from the @irpp.org’s research team provide recommendations: ⬇️
🔗 policyoptions.irpp.org?p=116135
Rosanna Tamburi & @ricardochejfec.bsky.social from the @irpp.org’s research team provide recommendations: ⬇️
🔗 policyoptions.irpp.org?p=116135
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Which Canadian communities are most exposed to U.S. trade disruptions? Our new interactive dashboards break it down—helping policymakers & businesses;
-Identify workforce exposure
-Compare trade risks across regions
-Develop strategies to reduce economic vulnerability
Check it out: irpp.org?p=20466
-Identify workforce exposure
-Compare trade risks across regions
-Develop strategies to reduce economic vulnerability
Check it out: irpp.org?p=20466
New IRPP research crunches the numbers on which communities are most likely to be impacted by trade disruptions - IRPP
Montreal – As trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. continue to escalate, researchers at the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) have unveiled a series of interactive dashboards to tra...
irpp.org
March 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Which Canadian communities are most exposed to U.S. trade disruptions? Our new interactive dashboards break it down—helping policymakers & businesses;
-Identify workforce exposure
-Compare trade risks across regions
-Develop strategies to reduce economic vulnerability
Check it out: irpp.org?p=20466
-Identify workforce exposure
-Compare trade risks across regions
-Develop strategies to reduce economic vulnerability
Check it out: irpp.org?p=20466
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Note : open to non-Canadian applicants
Come work with us in beautiful Canada! We are seeking a social science research leader with expertise in public policy. Please share with your networks! #academicsky #academia #PoliSciSky #polisky
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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Public Policy in a Polarized Era, JSGS
The Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) is recruiting for a Tie...
usask.csod.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Note : open to non-Canadian applicants
New interactive dashboards to help sort out which Canadian communities are most susceptible to U.S. tariffs👇
New @irpp.org tool for assessing impact from US tariffs across Canada.
We may not know what products will be targeted or when, but we have a good sense of which industries rely the most on exports to the US. Explore where workers in those industries live using our new interactive dashboards.
We may not know what products will be targeted or when, but we have a good sense of which industries rely the most on exports to the US. Explore where workers in those industries live using our new interactive dashboards.
Measuring community workforce exposure to U.S. exports - IRPP
As part of the IRPP’s Community Transformations Project, we’ve thought a lot about how external shocks can disproportionately affect local workforces. Even when the shock seems manageable at the natio...
irpp.org
March 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New interactive dashboards to help sort out which Canadian communities are most susceptible to U.S. tariffs👇
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“He told Mr. Trudeau that he did not believe that the treaty that demarcates the border between the two countries was valid and that he wants to revise the boundary. He offered no further explanation.”
How Trump’s ‘51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious
President Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Justin Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“He told Mr. Trudeau that he did not believe that the treaty that demarcates the border between the two countries was valid and that he wants to revise the boundary. He offered no further explanation.”
Reposted by Rachel Samson
Get your Canadian news directly from the sources 🇨🇦
March 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Get your Canadian news directly from the sources 🇨🇦
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“Tariff War Risks Sinking World Into New Great Depression, International Chamber of Commerce Warns -
The world economy could face a crash similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s.”
Gift-link:
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
The world economy could face a crash similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s.”
Gift-link:
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Tariff War Risks Sinking World Into New Great Depression, International Chamber of Commerce Warns
The world economy could face a downturn similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s unless the U.S. rows back on its plans to impose steep tariffs on imports, a senior official at the International C...
www.wsj.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“Tariff War Risks Sinking World Into New Great Depression, International Chamber of Commerce Warns -
The world economy could face a crash similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s.”
Gift-link:
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
The world economy could face a crash similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s.”
Gift-link:
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
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Aliens. Eggs. Baskets. Snow. Crises.
Our latest newsletter has it all.
Includes thoughts from @jenditchburn.bsky.social, commentary from @rsamson.bsky.social, back yard from @perreaux.bsky.social.
Catch up here: 44615331.hs-sites.com/existential-...
Our latest newsletter has it all.
Includes thoughts from @jenditchburn.bsky.social, commentary from @rsamson.bsky.social, back yard from @perreaux.bsky.social.
Catch up here: 44615331.hs-sites.com/existential-...
a man in a suit and tie is walking down a wet street .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is walking down a wet street .
media.tenor.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Aliens. Eggs. Baskets. Snow. Crises.
Our latest newsletter has it all.
Includes thoughts from @jenditchburn.bsky.social, commentary from @rsamson.bsky.social, back yard from @perreaux.bsky.social.
Catch up here: 44615331.hs-sites.com/existential-...
Our latest newsletter has it all.
Includes thoughts from @jenditchburn.bsky.social, commentary from @rsamson.bsky.social, back yard from @perreaux.bsky.social.
Catch up here: 44615331.hs-sites.com/existential-...
New @irpp.org commentary out today from me and Ricardo Chejfec looking at ways to reduce U.S. economic leverage over Canada while supporting the communities most affected by tariffs. irpp.org/research-stu...
More eggs, more baskets: Reducing Canada’s vulnerability to U.S. tariffs should start in the communities most affected - IRPP
U.S. President Donald Trump may have thought tariffs would push Canada toward greater integration with the U.S., but they have done the opposite. Canadians are avoiding American products, cancelling ...
irpp.org
February 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
New @irpp.org commentary out today from me and Ricardo Chejfec looking at ways to reduce U.S. economic leverage over Canada while supporting the communities most affected by tariffs. irpp.org/research-stu...
Employment Insurance reform could help Canadian workers that face job loss if the U.S. imposes tariffs. EI also acts as an economic stabilizer, helping people who are unemployed continue to purchase goods and services from local businesses.
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February 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Employment Insurance reform could help Canadian workers that face job loss if the U.S. imposes tariffs. EI also acts as an economic stabilizer, helping people who are unemployed continue to purchase goods and services from local businesses.
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Building on a new research initiative from the @irpp.org, Ricardo Chejfec, Abigail Jackson, @rsamson.bsky.social, and Rosanna Tamburri explain that 10% of Canadians are likely to need additional support from govts to weather the changes in industries they rely on. policyoptions.irpp.org?p=115253
The global energy transition could disrupt 10 per cent of Canadians
Identifying which communities are most likely to be thrown into upheaval can help governments better target support to help them adapt and prosper.
policyoptions.irpp.org
January 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Building on a new research initiative from the @irpp.org, Ricardo Chejfec, Abigail Jackson, @rsamson.bsky.social, and Rosanna Tamburri explain that 10% of Canadians are likely to need additional support from govts to weather the changes in industries they rely on. policyoptions.irpp.org?p=115253
New research out today from the @irpp.org looking at how governments can better support workers and communities through the global energy transition.
See more at irpp.org/community-transformations
See more at irpp.org/community-transformations
The Community Transformations Project - IRPP
Supporting Workers and Communities on the Road to Net Zero
irpp.org
January 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New research out today from the @irpp.org looking at how governments can better support workers and communities through the global energy transition.
See more at irpp.org/community-transformations
See more at irpp.org/community-transformations
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Woah. Trump and co believe that because the US runs a trade deficit, we have all the leverage in a trade war. But export taxes, which will hit US consumers and businesses, can be potent weapons. This will quickly get much messier than Trump imagines www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Canada Weighs Export Taxes on Uranium, Oil If Trump Starts Trade War
Canada is examining the use of export taxes on major commodities it exports to the US — including uranium, oil and potash — if incoming President Donald Trump carries out his threat to impose broad ta...
www.bloomberg.com
December 12, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Woah. Trump and co believe that because the US runs a trade deficit, we have all the leverage in a trade war. But export taxes, which will hit US consumers and businesses, can be potent weapons. This will quickly get much messier than Trump imagines www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New peer-reviewed @irpp study published today by
@trevortombe.bsky.social and @drjenwinter.bsky.social
as part of a research program led by Shaimaa Yassin and our work as the research partner for the @affordabilityac.bsky.social. Does Emissions Pricing Hurt Affordability? irpp.org/research-stu...
@trevortombe.bsky.social and @drjenwinter.bsky.social
as part of a research program led by Shaimaa Yassin and our work as the research partner for the @affordabilityac.bsky.social. Does Emissions Pricing Hurt Affordability? irpp.org/research-stu...
Does Emissions Pricing Hurt Affordability? Quantifying the Effects on Canadian Households - IRPP
New IRPP research shows emissions pricing has little effect on affordability
irpp.org
December 12, 2024 at 5:38 PM
New peer-reviewed @irpp study published today by
@trevortombe.bsky.social and @drjenwinter.bsky.social
as part of a research program led by Shaimaa Yassin and our work as the research partner for the @affordabilityac.bsky.social. Does Emissions Pricing Hurt Affordability? irpp.org/research-stu...
@trevortombe.bsky.social and @drjenwinter.bsky.social
as part of a research program led by Shaimaa Yassin and our work as the research partner for the @affordabilityac.bsky.social. Does Emissions Pricing Hurt Affordability? irpp.org/research-stu...
Helping the developing world act on climate change will require carrots, not sticks. New article out today by Aidan Hollis based on his recent @irpp.bsky.social paper. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Helping the developing world act on climate change will require carrots, not sticks
Rich countries’ climate-financing initiatives need to incentivize action. But Europe is considering a penalizing approach, even as the current processes continue to be complicated and costly
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Helping the developing world act on climate change will require carrots, not sticks. New article out today by Aidan Hollis based on his recent @irpp.bsky.social paper. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...