CPRN Policy Briefs: Big Ideas in Small Packages
November 30, 2006 – This year, CPRN began writing a series of short papers designed to highlight a topical policy area and succinctly convey the research we are doing. The result is a continuing series called Policy Briefs. While each paper is about a single policy area, it may contain material from several CPRN research papers or themes. The goal is to focus our research into simple, useful and current information. Here are the policy briefs completed in the spring of this year:
<http://www.cprn.org/en/doc.cfm?doc=1578>Strengthening Canadian Families – a look at what policy mix is best for Canadian families.
<http://www.cprn.org/en/doc.cfm?doc=1579> Making Work Pay – suggestions for helping Canada’s working poor.
<http://www.cprn.org/en/doc.cfm?doc=1580>Public and Private Roles in Health Care – the “end of Medicare” or “passive privatization”?
<http://www.cprn.org/en/doc.cfm?doc=1581>Waiting for Health Care – getting past simple promises to realistic solutions.
<http://www.cprn.org/en/doc.cfm?doc=1582>Restoring Citizen Trust – The Heart of Accountability – establishing a political culture that reconnects with politicians and the public.
<http://www.cprn.org/en/doc.cfm?doc=1583>Canada’s Young Drop-outs – What Needs to be Done – getting Canada’s young adults with low levels of education back to school and into good jobs.
<http://www.cprn.org/en/doc.cfm?doc=1584>Getting to College or University – Not Just About Money – the determinants of whether young people will or won’t go on to post-secondary education.
Presentation
The shortage of health care professionals is being felt around the world. So when Canada accepts doctors and nurses from other countries – or goes out and actively recruits them – it should raise questions, especially if those health care professionals are coming from developing countries. Earlier this month, CPRN’s Tom McIntosh, Renée Torgerson and Nathan Klassen presented <http://www.cprn.org/en/doc.cfm?doc=1577>The Ethical Recruitment of Internationally Educated Health Care Professionals: Lessons from Abroad to the Western and Northern HHR Planning Forum in Winnipeg. This presentation is a prelude to a paper due out next month.
Hidden Gem
When this research report was released, it was hailed as an important contribution to the national debate about how to make Canada’s cities work better. <http://www.cprn.org/en/doc.cfm?doc=168>Why Cities Matter: Policy Research Perspectives for Canada was written by CPRN Research Associate Neil Bradford in June 2002. It is still relevant today, as Canadian cities continue to fight for attention and resources from provincial and federal governments.
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