Vision and Mission
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Our Vision
We see a diverse public engaged in thoughtful and informed public policy discourse advancing the cause of a progressive and democratic society.
Our misison is to energize and inform progressive public policy education, ideas and debates in Canada and abroad.
Our Goals
As a hub for public policy debate and discussion, our goals as an Institute are:
- To attract international, national and local thought leaders from the public, private and third sector to contribute to these debates.
- To be part of a broad national and international network of forward-looking institutions and associations concerned about matters of progressive public policy.
- To be a welcoming, collaborative and non-partisan physical and virtual network.
- To engage creatively with communities and technologies to maximize access.
- To employ a rich, diverse and international perspective, which will include interdisciplinary and comparative approaches.
- To use our resources efficiently, transparently and with integrity, with an eye to maximizing the Institute's impact and establishing and growing its reputation as a leading international centre for public policy research, debate and education.
- To communicate our findings regularly and in accessible formats and fora.
- To excite, engage and support young people, and in so doing help ready the next generation of policy-makers.
The Institute recognizes and actively supports the concept of academic freedom.