Canada
Ontario is the latest place to experiment with basic income
Ontario, Canada, is planning a basic income experiment involving 4,000 people that would run until 2020.
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River piracy': why this Canadian river disappeared in just 4 days
Scientists have found that a major river vanished last year in only four days.
Canada
Canada is preparing for automation. Here's how
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is preparing his country to deal with the challenges new technologies place on the workforce.
Latin America
Forget what the critics say – we can still make NAFTA work
NAFTA has been heavily criticized. But rather than ripping up this trade agreement, we should focus on improving it.
Values
How Canada got cool
How Canada became the cool country on the block.
Canada
When behavioural economics goes random
Behavioural economics is playing an increasing role in policy decisions. This is how Canada is using randomized control trials to test interventions.
Canada
These are the best economies to be a social entrepreneur
Social entrepreneurship is a growing movement around the world, and these are the countries doing it best.
Davos 2016
Data will only get us so far. We need it to be open
Open data will enable governments to not only survive but excel as innovators in the next phase of industrialisation. It is a revolution whose time has truly come, and there is no better ...
Civic Participation
Is a gender equal cabinet good for Canada?
This article was originally published on The World Bank’s Let’s Talk Development Blog. Recently, Canada’s newly elected Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, appointed a cabinet that is 50% fem...
Economy
5 things to know about Canada’s economy
The sweeping election victory of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party has thrust Canada’s economic woes into the global spotlight. Source: Election Canada; The Economist The commodity-based eco...
Demographic Dividend
Does Canada have an ageing problem?
The Canadian government has released data showing that there are now more people aged 65 and older in the country than there are 15 and younger. That statistic only highlights the fast-pa...