INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON PUBLIC POLICY/L'INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE EN POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES

IRPP RESEARCH: WE PUBLISHED A TOTAL OF 10 PAPERS PLUS ONE BOOK AND HOSTED SEVERAL EVENTS ON TOPICS THAT FALL WITHIN OUR THREE MAIN RESEARCH PROGRAMS: BUILDING NEW FOUNDATIONS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPOWERING CANADA'S WORKFORCE AND TOWARD A MORE EQUITABLE CANADA. WE PUBLISHED SEVERAL PAPERS ON WAYS TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN CANADA'S SOCIAL SAFETY NET: -TOWARD A UNIVERSAL DENTAL CARE PLAN: POLICY OPTIONS FOR CANADA - NATIONAL PHARMACARE : LAYING THE GROUNDWORK - LONG-TERM CARE FINANCING: WHAT'S FAIR AND SUSTAINABLE? CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE OF THE CANADIAN FEDERATION: - MAKING CANADIAN INSTITUTIONS MORE RESILIENT - UNDERSTANDING FISCAL RELATIONS IN CANADA - MAKING FEDERALISM WORK FOR ALL CANADIANS

THE RESEARCH TEAM PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE DURING THE PAST YEAR IN THE WORK OF THE AFFORDABILITY ACTION COUNCIL. AS PART OF THIS WORK THE IRPP CONDUCTED AND COORDINATED RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS AND PUBLISHED FIVE POLICY BRIEFS: - RETROFIT RESET: PRIORITIZE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS - AFFORDABLE HOUSING REBOOT: BRING BACK FEDERAL LEADERSHIP - GROSSERIES AND ESSENTIALS BENEFIT: HELPING PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES AFFORD EVERYDAY NECESSITIES - RETHINKING URBAN MOBILITY; PROVIDING MORE AFFORDABLE AND EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS - RURAL RECOGNITION: AFFORDABLE AND SAFE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FOR REMOTE COMMUNITIES WE PUBLISHED THE FIRST PAPER IN A THREE -PART RESEARCH PUBLICATION AND LECTURE SERIES : CAN CANADA HELP FREED THE WORLD WHILE REDUCING EMISSIONS? ASSESSING CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS TO DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRICULTURE.