Dr. Pascal Gendron joining us for a three-part interview. He shares his view on the education system and the challenges he and his fellow teachers have in teaching the younger generations.

Summary

Current education system and youth issues, looking at some of the challenges experienced as a Professor.

Guests

Professor Pierre-Pascal Gendron, PhD 

Professor of Economics and Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Commerce – International Business, Business School, Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning

He received Humber’s Distinguished Faculty Award in 2013.

Prior to joining Humber College, Professor Gendron served in the federal government of Canada, and served as consultant in progressive positions with tax practices of professional services firms in Canada and The Netherlands, and as consultant on fiscal matters for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), United States Agency for International Development, World Bank, Forum of Federations, and C.D. Howe Institute. He sits on the Expert Roster of the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF and has participated in a significant number of tax policy technical assistance missions throughout the world. He also teaches value-added tax yearly as a visiting instructor at the African Tax Institute, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

He has written extensively on public economics, especially in the area of tax policy. His influential book, The VAT in Developing and Transitional Countries received its paperback release by Cambridge University Press in 2011. Professor Gendron is a member of the Advisory Board of the World Journal of VAT/GST Law.