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Henry George Foundation of Canada

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Henry George Foundation of Canada

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The Henry George Foundation of Canada (HGF Canada, online at earthsharing.ca) is a Canadian nonprofit advancing the Georgist economic philosophy and land-value-tax policy. It is the Canadian counterpart of the US-based Robert Schalkenbach Foundation and the UK-based Henry George Foundation. [Source: earthsharing.ca + compiled, 2026-05-03]

Dr. Francis K. Peddle (see frank-peddle) is the Foundation’s Secretary-Treasurer and a past President of the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation. He is also Professor of Philosophy at Dominican University College (Ottawa) — previously Vice-President, Academic Affairs — and co-editor of The Annotated Works of Henry George (a multi-volume Schalkenbach/HGF publishing program). [Source: commonwealth.ca/blog/victoria-meetup-dr-peddle + earthsharing.ca, 2026-05-03]

HGF Canada is a strategic partnership channel for UBI Works / Common Wealth Canada’s LVT academic program — Peddle has been identifying outreach targets (e.g. Kent Mundell, visiting-scholar academic outreach, CLT summit submissions). [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-04-29]

Role / Context

  • Canadian Georgist / LVT nonprofit under earthsharing.ca [Source: earthsharing.ca, 2026-05-03]
  • Publishes and promotes The Annotated Works of Henry George [Source: earthsharing.ca/resources, 2026-05-03]
  • Peddle authored the book review of Josh Ryan-Collins’ Broken City: Land Speculation, Inequality, and Urban Crisis for HGF [Source: earthsharing.ca/news, 2026-05-03]

Key People

  • Dr. Francis K. Peddle — Secretary-Treasurer (HGF Canada); past President (Robert Schalkenbach Foundation); Prof. of Philosophy, Dominican University College. [Source: commonwealth.ca/blog/victoria-meetup-dr-peddle, 2026-05-03]
  • Robert Schalkenbach Foundation — US Georgist counterpart; co-publisher of The Annotated Works of Henry George.
  • Henry George Foundation (UK) — UK-based Georgist foundation.

Timeline

  • 2021-06-03 | Virtual book launch: Annotated Works of Henry George: Protection or Free Trade (Vol. IV), co-edited by Alexandra W. Lough, Francis K. Peddle, and William S. [Source: earthsharing.ca, 2026-05-03]
  • 2024 | Dr. Peddle spoke at the Victoria LVT Meet-Up organized by Common Wealth Canada / Floyd Marinescu. [Source: commonwealth.ca/blog/victoria-meetup-dr-peddle, 2026-03-04]
  • 2026-04-29 | Frank Peddle (Sec-Treasurer) presented strategic partnership initiatives to UBI Works operations update — CLT summit outreach and academic conference submissions; identified Kent Mundell as outreach target. Referenced in 2026-04-29-ubi-works-operations-update. [Source: Zoom meeting summary, 2026-04-29]

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