Facing Forward: Canada’s Adaptability in a Changing World (TRN5-E45)

Overview

Delivery method

Hybrid

In-person

Online

Duration

1 hour

Audience

All public servants at all levels

Description

Adaptability, the capacity to anticipate and manage risks, is more essential than ever for Canada to survive and thrive in an evolving global landscape.

This forward-looking event places the spotlight on the new book, The Adaptable Country: How Canada Can Survive the Twenty-First Century, by Alasdair Roberts, the 2022–2023 Jocelyne Bourgon Visiting Scholar and Professor of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, which explores the urgent need for adaptability in Canada’s political and administrative system.

Participants will gain valuable insight into how Canada can build an adaptable future that respects human rights while navigating turbulent times, and how to address such crises as geopolitical shifts, climatic changes, technological upheavals, and societal distrust in institutions.

• Learn more about Alasdair Roberts, PhD

• Learn more about the Jocelyne Bourgon Visiting Scholar Initiative

Speaker

• Alasdair Roberts, PhD, 2022–2023 Visiting Scholar at the Canada School of Public Service, and Professor of Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Moderator

• Taki Sarantakis, President, Canada School of Public Service