BuildingPolicy4 ^the Social Economy

 

Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2009

 

The network held the Policy Colloquium September 30- October 2 2009. With over 100 participants in attendance.

 

The agenda (with workshop information), Presentations, Cafe Session posters/handouts and speaker audio files are available below. Background papers/information is also available.

 

Click here for a follow up letter from the Canadian Social Economy Research Partnerships (CSERP). This includes updates on the public policy-related research initiatives within CSERP. Click for the E bulletin (french) mentioned.

 

Click to View the Colloquium Objectives (doc, 30.5kb)

 

Click here for the Policy Colloquium Agenda (doc, 50.5KB)

 

Audio Files

 

Day One:
Introduction
Brodhead Address

Day Two:
Day One Summary
Plenary Session One - Introduction
Plenary Session One - Mendell and Neamtan
Plenary Session One - Myers
Plenary Session One - Questions
Plenary Session Two - Introduction
Plenary Session Two - Reid
Plenary Session Two - Lavoie
Plenary Session Two - Ville de Lamèque
Plenary Session Two - Questions

Day Three:
Day Two Summary
Plenary Session Three - Vaillancourt and Fancey
Plenary Session Three - Downing
Plenary Session Three - Questions
Closing Remarks

 

Café Session Posters

You may find that you have to zoom out (using the view toolbar) to view the entire poster. The accompanying handouts (English and French) are available as another format for viewing the material presented.

 

• R. Cole (pdf 3499.29KB)- Home Care Policy in New Brunswick: Sailing Along or Headed Towards the Shoals? English Handout. French Handout.

• G. Karaphillis (pdf, 3187.54KB )- Social Economy Organizations and External Financing. English Handout. French Handout

• J. Gauvin(pdf, 5359.92KB)- La Contribution des associations de bassins versants a l'economie sociale. English Handout. French Handout

• B. Groome-Wynne (pdf, 10439.82KB)- Bridging Public Investment and Social Value. English Handout. French Handout

• G. Martin (pdf, 3203.43KB)- Really Local Harvest Coop- Dialogue, Policy & Research and Small Farmer's Needs. English Handout. French Handout

• E. Hancock (pdf, 637.95KB)- Policy and Co-ops in New Brunswick: Making the Pitch. English Handout. French Handout

• D. Reimer and P. Williams (pdf, 1928.49KB )- Growing Capacity for Food Security Through Policy Change: The Experience of the Kids Action Program. English Handout. French Handout

• L. Howard (pdf, 2223.16KB)- Community and Locally Informed Immigration Policy. English Handout. French Handout

• M. Mendell (pdf, 295.09KB) Social and Solidarity Finance Results and Outlook. English Handout. French Handout

• M. MacCallum (pdf, 118.55KB)- Policy Recommendations and National Implications: Maternity and Parental Leaved. English Handout. French Handout

• D. Natcher (pdf, 713.58KB)- Subsistence and the Social Economy of Nunatsiavut, Labrador. English Handout. French Handout

• S. Amyot and A. McKitrick - Assessment of Social Economy Content in Nova Scotia Secondary School Curriculum. English Handout. French handout.

• M. Mauri- The Municipal context of the Social: Research Summary. English Handout. French Handout.

Fact Sheet handouts

References (pdf, 343.35KB)

New Brunswick (pdf, 1040.33KB)

Prince Edward Island (pdf, 1072.18KB)

Nova Scotia (pdf, 1068.32KB)

Newfoundland & Labrador (pdf, 911.75KB)

The original fact sheet posters can be found here

Background Materials:

Advancing the Social Economy for Socio- Economic Development: International perspectives (pdf, 879.91KB)

Guide Knowledge Mobilization & Research Partnerships   /  Guide Valorisation et Guide Recherche partenariale (pdf, 472.56KB)

Laboratoire de recherche sur les pratiques et les politiques sociales (pdf, 276.18KB)

The Importance of Policy for Community Economic Development (pdf, 3196.66KB)

Policies that support bridging, bonding and building between government and the social economy in Atlantic Canada (pdf, 968.15KB)

Government Policies towards Community Economic Development and the Social Economy in Quebec and Manitoba (pdf, 4119.05KB)

FR/ENG. A Gathering of Counterparts: Collaboration between Gov't and Nonprofits/Voluntary Sector (pdf, 1641.30KB)

A Manual developed by the Community-Government Collaboration on Policy.  Caledon Institute (2009). (pdf, 5003.11KB)