Jennifer Ditchburn
@jenditchburn
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President & CEO, Institute for Research on Public Policy (@IRPP). jditchburn (at) irpp (dot) org. Orgullosamente Latina. She/Her.
Ottawa & Montreal.
Joined June 2009
With #Budget2025 announced: auto tax filing—what, who, impact. @GillianPetit's @IRPP 101 (under “Toward a More Equitable Canada” program): Non-filing is a benefits problem—now CRA must nail the details. #cdnpoli #cdnecon
https://t.co/nqXAESkSfQ
@rachel_e_samson @jenditchburn
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Budget 2025 built on a previous announcement to transition to “automated federal benefits” to make it easier for Canadians to file tax returns and access financial benefits. Starting in the 2026 tax...
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Why is the federal government focused on "nation-building projects", and looking for billions to fund them? The answer lies in the tectonic shifts that are happening to the global economy. My @IRPP colleague @rachel_e_samson explains the big picture. https://t.co/2Tasr4adli
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LNG Canada Phase 2 was one of the 5 major projects PM @MarkJCarney announced today. To learn more about the first phase, and the transition Kitimat, BC is experiencing, check our @IRPP recent profile. https://t.co/3TKNEAioMf
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Explore how the Haisla Nation is shaping sustainable growth in Kitimat, BC through LNG development, cultural leadership, and economic transformation.
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Excited to participate!
Upcoming at @AcadiaPolitics! A public conversation about democratic leadership in Canada, with the Hon. Darrell Dexter, the Hon. Kelly Regan, Michael Wernick & Steve Murphy. Moderated by @jenditchburn. Open to all! 🎓
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Now, who wouldn't to be in Wolfville in September? Excited for this conversation.
Save the date: "Why Leadership & Trust Matter for Democracy" – A public discussion at @AcadiaU, Sept 25, 7:30 PM with Kelly Regan, @DarrellEDexter, @CTVSteveMurphy & Michael Wernick. Moderated by @jenditchburn. #nspoli @AcadiaPolitics
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Looking forward to this keynote!
Excited that the Premier will join us to share his vision for Canada's North. Many of Canada's biggest challenges and opportunities lie North of 60.
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📢 Meet the 2nd panel of our Industrial Policy conference! @PGoff1, @semimatte & Steve Verheul will explore if Canada can truly diversify away from the US in its trade relations. Opening: Leah Gilbert-Morris. Moderator: @jenditchburn. Program & Tickets: https://t.co/NJNtPzZ9qn
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So many Canadians are optimistic about our country's future, and have great ideas for how we can seize opportunities. Follow our @IRPP podcast!
🎧🇨🇦 Just launched: Futureproofing Canada, our new podcast about the big issues shaping Canada’s future, hosted by @jenditchburn Ep. 1: Yukon Premier @RanjPillai1 on Arctic sovereignty, critical minerals & resilience in the North. Listen now! https://t.co/jnSHHEzABu
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Looking forward to this conversation Tuesday, which has many dimensions -- access, affordability, and digital literacy among them. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
What can be done to bridge Canada's ongoing digital divide? Join us on Tuesday, September 24 in Ottawa (and online via Zoom) for a discussion about digital connectivity across Canada, with panellists Bill Murdoch, Elisha Ram and Ian Scott. https://t.co/dzAMg7HZ5F
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Some analysis from our research team at the #Budget2024 lockup. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
Highlights of the federal Budget 2024 from @irpp research staff: The budget is a lengthy document with a lot of little measures under the overall theme of “fairness for every generation”. 🧵
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Fresh off the press: @kathryn_may looks back on the evolution of Brian Mulroney's relationship with the public service, examining how his promise to give public servants "pink slips and running shoes" yielded to a trust of the public service. https://t.co/9iA8c42rbj
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Yesterday in @TheHillTimes: IRPP VP of research, @rachel_e_samson alongside Affordability Action Council members @yasmin_a and Lisa Rae on the persistence of inflation — and why central banks are ill-equipped to fight it alone. https://t.co/EjEKHNbAoB
hilltimes.com
Governments need to do more to support lasting affordability for housing, food, and energy.
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🚀 NEW: I’m launching an anonymous & bilingual survey on the experiences of Black journalists & media workers in Canada, an initiative of the Mary Ann Shadd Cary Centre for Journalism & Belonging at @JSchool_CU @Carleton_U
https://t.co/sPBYGJ3XzD
#BlackJournalists #CdnMedia
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Indigenous entrepreneurs still face a growth cliff caused by a lack of access to capital, despite a surging Indigenous economy. Holly Atjecoutay considers how to address the funding gap for Indigenous entrepreneurs in Canada. https://t.co/ivJlh1Az24
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Gracias por haber venido a Canadá. Hemos fundido la nieve.❤️🔥#nuestragente
Montreal, GRACIAS por este SOLD OUT! Qué alegria fue escucharles y verles cantar con nosotros. No saben lo que significó su cariño para mí🙏🏼 Gracias. Los AMO🇨🇦
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A new episode of our Policy Options podcast just dropped! In this episode, IRPP CEO and President @jenditchburn discusses basic income, poverty, and income inequality with Senator Kim Pate (@KPateontheHill), a leading sponsor of BIll S-233. https://t.co/anSjv4W2ZV
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L'IRPP souhaite la bienvenue à notre nouveau collège, Steve Lafleur ! Steve (@Steve_Lafleur) se joint à l'IRPP en tant que directeur de recherche, où il dirigera le programme de recherche Refonder la croissance économique sur de nouvelles bases. Bienvenue, Steve !
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The IRPP would like to extend a warm welcome to our new colleague, Steve Lafleur! Steve (@Steve_Lafleur) joins us as a research director, and he will be leading the IRPP's Building New Foundations for Economic Growth Research program. Welcome, Steve!
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Dans la foulée du décès de Brian Mulroney, son leg fiscal est la TPS Un petit texte que j'ai écrit dans @IRPP il y a quelques année pour souligner les 30 ans de la TPS
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This 2014 Mulroney speech, still resonates. "Leadership is the process, not only of foreseeing the need for change, but of making the case for change. Leadership does not consist of imposing unpopular ideas on the public but of making unpopular ideas acceptable to the nation."
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