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Fireside Chat Event – Episode 04 – Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Join Scott Hannant, Director of Public Affairs and Communications at Canadian Centre On Substance Use And Addiction, and Glenn Brimacombe, Director, Policy & Public Affairs at Canadian Psychological Association in discussing Mental Health & Substance Abuse and what...
Fireside Chat Event – Episode 03 – Best Practices In The GR Industry
Bill Anderson, a senior consultant at Crestview Strategy discusses in an insightful 30 minute talk the best strategies & practices in the GR industry. This webinar will be hosted by Kimesha Walters, CEO of Oasis Integrated Communications and will take place on the...
Fireside Chat Event – Episode 02 – How The Regulatory Process Works
Gabrielle Gallant, Senior Director and National Government Affairs, at the Canadian Beverage Association discusses in an important 30 minute talk how the regulatory process really works in its simplest form. This event will be hosted by Tan Sukhera, VP, Insights at...
Fireside chat Event – Episode 01 – Best Practices In The Financial Services Industry
Olympia’s Trust Company’s Connor Doyle speaks in this 1 hour webinar session about the best practices in the financial industry sector from the lens of government relations & regulatory affairs. This event will be hosted by Tan Sukhera, VP, Insights. from Gnowit Inc....
Tell Better PR Stories with Data Visualization
Tell Better PR Stories with Data Visualization There’s no denying it. “Storytelling” has become a public relations buzzword. The concept is, of course, nothing new. Most of what PR pros do – from crafting campaign messaging to maintaining relationships with members of...
Big Data: The Future of Government Insight
Big Data: The Future of Government Insight For months, the federal election campaign has been a central part of the Canadian consciousness. There was the meteoric rise and fall of support for the NDP. There were the party attacks and last-minute promises, which took...
The economy: still the most important election issue?
The economy: still the most important election issue? It’s been over a week since the Globe and Mail debate. The outpouring of commentary – on who won, who caused the greatest number of interruptions, and who was offended by the term “old stock Canadians” – has...
Gnowit Offers Free Parliamentary Candidate-Tracking Service in Run-Up to Federal Election
Gnowit Offers Free Parliamentary Candidate-Tracking Service in Run-Up to Federal Election In the era of information overload, staying politically informed is no easy task. It’s ironic, really. After months of heavy news coverage devoted to the upcoming federal...
Towards a Government Relations-Tech Partnership
Towards a Government Relations-Tech Partnership Government relations doesn’t exactly have a forward-thinking reputation. According to many critics, the profession is little more than an old boy network clinging to outdated business practices. The diverse body of...
The ROI of Government Relations
The ROI of Government Relations You know the story. In almost every industry, clients are more empowered than they’ve ever been. With the use of digital tools, they’ve grown accustomed to getting what they want at the click of a button. Not only that, but because they...
Web Intelligence – what it is, and why it’s so useful
Web Intelligence – what it is, and why it’s so useful What is web intelligence? To the uninitiated, it probably sounds like something used exclusively by groups like INTERPOL and CSIS. For researchers in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and information...
Machine learning is the future – don’t be scared!
Machine learning is the future – don’t be scared! From Metropolis to the Terminator to this year’s Ex Machina, technology capable of thought has been an enduring concept in dystopian science fiction. The technophobia that drives these story lines has seen a resurgence...