The Future is Now- Spring Policy Conference
Facing Canada’s Looming Challenges
The Ottawa Economics Association and the Canadian Association for Business Economics will hold their annual Spring Policy Conference on March 23 (evening) and March 24 (full day) at the Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa.
With governments having responded both creatively and aggressively to the global financial crisis and the subsequent recession, the world and Canadian economies are now experiencing the early months of a tentative recovery. As this recovery takes hold, and private-sector activity gradually returns, governments will need to withdraw their monetary and fiscal stimulus. They must then begin preparing for their next economic challenges.
This year’s policy conference will explore the most important long-run economic challenges that we face as a nation, and the need to begin planning for these challenges now. Some of these challenges have been recognized before, but were temporarily set aside while governments dealt with the urgency of the financial crisis. Others have never yet taken their appropriate place on Canada’s public agenda.
Our speakers will help us to identify the long-run challenges that matter most for the economic well-being of Canadians over the coming decades. They will explain why the complexity of the challenges argues for their placement on the current policy agenda, thus giving Canada’s policy makers sufficient time to design the most appropriate policy responses. Finally, our speakers will provide their sense of which policy approaches are likely to be the most fruitful in addressing these challenges.
This year’s conference will once again bring together some of Canada’s best economic minds and most engaging speakers to help us think through these crucial issues for our collective economic future.
We hope you will join us. Registration and program details are provided in the event listing. |
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CABE is pleased to announce that the results of the Salary Survey 2009 collected last spring have been made available to registered members. The report is available in the downloads section of the web site under the salary survey category to registered members who are logged in to the site. |
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CABE Mentoring Program Opportunity
- We are now launching the 2009-10 mentoring program and invite you to submit your application to be a mentee or mentor by September 30th.
- The program is mentee-driven. Once the match is made, the mentee drives the process. There are no formal obligations, and the relationship can last as long or as short as you want, with regular or irregular meetings that may be in person or done by phone.
Mentoring can change your understanding of our profession, and what we can accomplish. To learn more about the program, and read about others' experiences, please consult the brochure and guide available at www.cabe.ca (under ‘Downloads'). Mentoring Brochure 2009-10 |
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CABE Mentoring Program - Award and Announcements |
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TheCABE Mentoring Committee is pleased to announce Mike McCracken is the first recipient of the #1 Mentor Award for his support for the program and participation over the last two years. From CABE’s earliest days to the present, Mike’s leadership, advocacy and support for a national association anchored by regional chapters should be appreciated by everyone with an interest in Canadian business economics.
In other news, the CABE Mentoring Program recently held two successful social events—in Ottawa (29 January) and Toronto (12 February). Turn-out was great for both events. The social gatherings were open to past and present participants, as well as anyone interested in the program. The idea stemmed from a participant survey conducted last spring and approved by the CABE Board last year. There were interesting (and short!) speeches, a fun quiz, plenty of lively conversation, and a nice mix between long-standing economists, some newer ones, and some looking to break in the job market.
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