Intelligence Test: Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Kingston, ON, Canada

In this edition of the Intelligence Test podcast, ICF co-founder Robert Bell has a conversation with Bryan Paterson , Mayor, Kingston, ON, Canada and Kelly Rowe , Fellow, Canadian Urban Institute. How can you grow a city's economy if the best and brightest keep leaving town? That was the challenge facing Bryan Paterson when he was elected as mayor of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Kingston is a government town, a university town and a tourist town – but had stagnated for years. Hear the story of its journey to opportunity and growth.

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Intelligence Test: Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Kingston, ON, Canada is an episode from The Intelligent Community by The Intelligent Community Forum.

This episode is 25:33 long.

This episode was published on May 6, 2026.

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