PREVIEW: A Q&A with MP Ryan Turnbull on Canada’s social finance future
Ahead of this week’s Social Finance Forum, the Whitby, Ont. MP chats to social finance reporter Diane Berard
Why It Matters
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance talks about Canada's current state of social finance and the role of government in ensuring all Canadians have equitable access to capital, and ensuring that money changes communities and lives for the better.
This week we present the 2024 Social Finance Forum.
As a preview of the ideas and discussions that will be happening this week in five cities across the country, we spoke to Whitby, Ont. MP Ryan Turnbull, who is Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.
The Liberal MP has been on the forefront of social finance initiatives for the federal government and he talks to us about the current state of social finance in Canada, and the initiatives ahead, as well as the role of government in fostering change through social finance and policy initiatives.
Watch below, and register for the forum in the link above.
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