Ep. 54: Critical casualties? The dichotomy & discrepancy of essential work and emerging industries.
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English - June 30, 2021 21:01 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPolitics News culture government society public policy canadian politics canadian ed greenspon ottawa canada edward greenspon Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Ep.53: Brave New Data
Next Episode: Ep. 55: Building Consensus in a Post-Pandemic Canada
In this week’s episode of Policy Speaking, Edward Greenspon connects with Jerry Dias, President of Unifor Canada. They reflect on the state of the ‘union’, the impact of the pandemic on Canada’s auto, manufacturing & service industries and the constant transition to new & different work. Jerry shares thoughts on industrial policy based on U.S. protectionism, the roles government, business and consumers play and how technology is not the workers’ enemy.
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Music: Raro Bueno by Chuzausen under a creative commons license