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Annual Report 2012 – 2013 canada2020.ca www.canada2020.ca Canada 2020 Annual Report 2012–13 1 This is what progressive looks like. Canada Table of Contents MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDERS 1 PEOPLE WE’VE HEARD FROM 2 IDEAS WE’VE SHARED 8 CANADA 2020 BY THE NUMBERS 14 OUR SPONSORS 16 OUR TEAM 17 A Message from the Founders This is Canada 2020’s second Annual Report, but our seventh year as an organization. Since 2006, Canada 2020 has grown into the dy- As we have maintained from the very beginning, namic centre of Canada’s progressive movement; this does not necessarily mean big government. incubating new ideas and connecting innovative Rather, we take it to mean intelligent, innovative, people. And as we approach our namesake year analytical and strategic government, which could of 2020, our organization’s goals and aspirations conceivably result in smaller government, focused are taking shape in exciting ways. on a few big and important areas of public policy that really matter to Canada’s future. Canada 2020 is a leading, independent, non- partisan progressive think-tank – a mouthful, to In 2012-2013, Canada 2020 continued to explore be sure, but important to communicating our five of those areas that we believe will make unique vision for the kind of Canada we want at Canada a more socially and economically the end of the decade. prosperous nation: innovation and productivity, income inequality and polarization, engagement If you attended any one of our 60+ events over with Asia, carbon and energy, and public health. the past seven years, you will know that Canada As we completed the third phase of our marquee 2020’s core goal is to redefine the role of the fed- project, The Canada We Want in 2020, we arrived eral government for a modern Canada. We do this at a focused suite of policy priorities – a working by convening leading authorities from Canada set of ideas that progressive-minded individuals and abroad, generating original policy thinking, can coalesce around. and hosting free public events. Fittingly, it is along this axis that our report is pre- We do this because we believe the federal gov- sented: ideas and people – two essential ingredients ernment has a vitally important role to play in for building Canada’s progressive movement. Canadians’ lives. Whether through developing and implementing strategic policies, identifying And so it is with great pride that we present this the big challenges our country faces, or mobilizing Annual Report. If you have been a long-time consensus for action, Canada 2020 is a place Canada 2020 supporter, we hope you enjoy it as a for forward-looking thought leadership about summary of the work we have produced with your how the federal government can be a force for help. If you are new to Canada 2020, welcome: we significant and positive change. look forward to seeing you for our next season. Sincerely, Tim Barber Susan Smith Eugene Lang Thomas Pitfield Co-Founder Co-Founder Co-Founder Co-Founder www.canada2020.ca Canada 2020 Annual Report 2012–13 1 PEOPLE WE’VE HEARD FROM Canada 2020’s stage has hosted some of the world’s leading thinkers from government to business and everywhere in between. 2013 was no different: Canada 2020 brought to Ottawa some of the most respected names in national and global policy to discuss everything from the fiscal cliff to carbon pricing, state-owned enterprises, equality of opportunity, the crisis in public health and more. Here we have compiled some of our favorite photos of the people we have seen on our stage this year. For a full list of our events and speakers, and to access exclusive video, visit canada2020.ca/event. Dr. Lawrence H. Summers The incomparable Larry Summers spoke at Canada 2020 just two days after the 2012 U.S. Presidential election that saw Barack Obama reelected. Sponsored by TD Bank, Dr. Summers shared his timely thoughts and insight on the looming ‘fiscal cliff’ crisis, the latest U.S. political gridlock, and global economic trends amidst a fragile recovery. Tweet @saxby8 Summers points to Canada as evidence that large banks can actually help with stability #can2020 2 Canada 2020 Annual Report 2012–13 www.canada2020.ca The Honourable Jean Charest, P.C. d The former Quebec Premier and Mulroney-era En- vironment Minister, pictured here with Eric Newell from the Climate Change Emissions Management Corporation, reflected on Canada’s carbon future at our biggest event of the year, How to sell carbon pricing to Canadians. Joining the two men on stage was UBC’s Kathryn Harrison, the Energy & Enterprise Institute’s Bob Inglis, and Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands. Mr. Charest predicted Canada would implement a national carbon tax within the next fifteen years. Dr. Lawrence H. Summers Bob Inglis Melanie Aitken Canada 2020 was pleased to welcome Bob Inglis, a Canada’s former Competition Commissioner brought former U.S. Republican Congressman at How to sell her years of experience tackling Canada’s productivity carbon pricing to Canadians in April 2013. Mr. Inglis challenge to our first event of 2013, Competition was voted out of office for supporting climate change Matters. Joining her on stage were “the CCCE’s” the legislation like a carbon tax, and has since devoted his Honourable John Manley, SECOR’s Marcel Côté, and time to the Energy & Enterprise Institute, an organization Deloitte’s Glenn Ives. that seeks to convince Republicans that free market approaches to curbing carbon emissions are - in Bob’s Tweet words - “bedrock conservatism.” @cathmckenna Impressed by size & diversity of audience @Canada2020 discussion on productivity & competition. I’m not the only policy geek. #can2020 www.canada2020.ca Canada 2020 Annual Report 2012–13 3 Melody C. Barnes Most recently serving as the White House Director of Domestic Policy for President Barack Obama, Melody Barnes joined our May 2013 panel, Confronting the crisis in public health, to talk about the importance of federal leadership on tackling obesity and related chronic diseases. Pictured here with PHAC’s Rodney Ghali, Melody recalled her work on Let’s Move! with First Lady Michelle Obama and sees public health as an “all hands on deck” issue. Elizabeth May, Thomas M.P. D’Aquino Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party and MP for Thomas D’Aquino of Intercounsel Limited joined our Saanich-Gulf Islands, joined our carbon pricing panel panel Buying Canada: Strategic industries, state-owned to urge national action on climate change and an end to enterprises and the national interest in October 2012 the political stalemate that has scuttled movement on alongside Laura Dawson of Dawson Strategic, the carbon pricing, taxation and other market-based instru- University of Alberta’s Wenran Jiang, and Brock ments to curbing Canada’s carbon emissions. University’s Charles Burton. In the wake of CNOOC’s takeover of Nexen Inc., panelists discussed whether or Tweet not there are strategic sectors in Canada that should @cleanenergycan be protected. Packed house here in Ottawa for @Canada2020 event “How To Sell Carbon Pricing to Canadians” #can2020 4 Canada 2020 Annual Report 2012–13 www.canada2020.ca The Honourable Kathleen Wynne, MPP Ontario’s 25th Premier, The Honourable Kathleen Wynne, chose Canada 2020’s podium to call for a na- tional transit strategy. “The regions that are setting the economic agenda globally,” said Premier Wynne, “are the ones making smart investments in transportation and infrastructure.” Tweet @Kathleen_Wynne Getting ready to speak at @Canada2020 about “the Ontario we want.” #onpoli #cdnpoli www.canada2020.ca Canada 2020 Annual Report 2012–13 5 Geoff Cape Geoff Cape, CEO of Evergreen, joined our third panel event of the year, Asia’s cities, Canada’s opportunity? The debate focused on the potential that exist for Canadian businesses and policy leaders in Asia’s massive city ex- pansion. Approached strategically, this urban build-out represents a huge opportunity for Canada, especially in infrastructure, construction and related services, agri- foods and green technologies. Cape said Canada has “exportable” cities that we should be proud of. Zanny Minton Beddoes Zanny Minton Beddoes, Economics Editor for The Economist magazine spoke on our Equality of opportunity – a Canadians dream? panel in February 2013. Ms. Minton Beddoes joined the University of Ottawa’s Miles Corak, the Brook- ings Institution’s Ron Haskins, Carolyn Acker of The Honourable Pathways to Education and Canada 2020’s Diana Diane Finley, Carney for a conversation on the most effective public policy levers for preserving social mobility P.C., M.P. and advancing equality of opportunity. Tweet Canada 2020 brought together senior executives from @MilesCorak industry, government, First Nations, labour unions, Inequality matters because it has and educational institutions for a one-day, invite-only the potential to shape opportunity conference entitled Skilled Trades in the Energy Sector. http://wp.me/p1Ydsu-19y @Canada2020” The conference explored practical solutions to the growing skilled trades gap in a key Canadian industry. The Honourable Diane Finley, former Minister of Hu- man Resources and Skills Development, gave one of the day’s keynote address in advance of the government’s Canada Job Grant budget announcement. 6 Canada 2020 Annual Report 2012–13 www.canada2020.ca The Honourable Lisa Raitt, P.C., M.P. Joining Minister Finley and other government rep- resentatives at our conference Skilled Trades in the Energy Sector was then-Labour Minister Lisa Raitt, who gave the day’s closing keynote address. Minister Raitt called for increased participation of women in all aspects of the trades - from the factory floor all the way up to the boardroom. Dr. Eric Topol, MD Presented by AMGEN, Dr. Eric Topol kicked off our fall 2012 event season with a sold-out talk about the future of digital health.