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President Ursula von der Leyen Delivers Special Address at C.D. Howe Institute

Ursula von der Leyen
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Want to Boost Innovation in Canada? Try a Thicker Border

John Lester
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President Ursula von der Leyen’s Keynote Address on EU-Canada Relations at the C.D. Howe Institute

Ursula von der Leyen
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Ahead of Budget 2026, Will Canada Be Ready for the Next Crisis?

Christopher Ragan
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Ahead of Budget 2026, Will Canada Be Ready for the Next Crisis?

Christopher Ragan
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Making Innovation a Policy Mindset

Daniel Schwanen
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Will Higher Oil Prices Justify More Spending in Next Week’s Budget?

Don Drummond
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A Matter of Degrees: Understanding Immigrant Skills and Labour-Market Outcomes

Parisa Mahboubi
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Canada’s Crazy Quilt of Mining Taxation Needs Restitching

Jack Mintz
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Want to Boost Innovation in Canada? Try a Thicker Border
John Lester
Innovation and Business Growth
October 30, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Making Innovation a Policy Mindset
Daniel Schwanen
Innovation and Business Growth
October 28, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Will Higher Oil Prices Justify More Spending in Next Week’s Budget?
Don Drummond
Fiscal and Tax Policy
October 27, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Canada’s Crazy Quilt of Mining Taxation Needs Restitching
Jack Mintz
Energy and Natural Resources
October 26, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Rethinking the First Pillar of Canada’s Retirement Income System
Tammy Schirle
Retirement Saving and Income
October 23, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Creating a Water Utility Can Help Prevent Drowning in Rate Increases
A.J. Goulding
Public Investments and Infrastructure
October 22, 2026
Intelligence Memos

No Single Reform Will Fix Our Productivity Problem – It’s a Puzzle with Many Pieces
Charles Lammam
Public Governance and Accountability
October 21, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Stability Yes, But Not to the Exclusion of All Else, Please
Gherardo Caracciolo
Financial Services and Regulation
October 19, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Digital Health, Clinical AI and the Trade War
Will Falk
Health Policy
October 16, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Improving Canada’s Pension System: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges
Keith Ambachtsheer
Retirement Saving and Income
October 15, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Canada’s Bond Market Has a Message for Washington
Mawakina Bafale, Peter MacKenzie
Fiscal and Tax Policy
October 14, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Time for Federal Fiscal Bravery: The Status Quo Cannot Hold
Don Drummond
Fiscal and Tax Policy
October 13, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Extending Capital-Gains Relief to Donations of Private-Company Shares and Real Estate
Vahan Kololian
Fiscal and Tax Policy
October 9, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Corporate Boards and Their Unique AI Challenges
Douglas Sarro, Edward J. Waitzer
Financial Services and Regulation
October 8, 2026
Intelligence Memos

No Ivy League Here: Little Variation in Early Income for Grads 
Roger Pizarro Milian, David Walters, David Zarifa
Education, Skills and Labour Market
October 7, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Let’s Get Our Existing EU Deal Up and Running Before any Membership Talk
Lawrence Herman
Trade and International Policy
October 6, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Five Takeaways from the 2025/26 Public Accounts
Marc Desormeaux
Fiscal and Tax Policy
October 5, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Revisiting Limited Liability for Corporate Leaders 
Edward J. Waitzer, Elie Waitzer
Financial Services and Regulation
October 2, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Ignore the Noise; Here’s How to Assess the August Job Numbers
Mikal Skuterud
Education, Skills and Labour Market
October 1, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Coordination, Not Conflict: Competition and Industrial Policy in a Protectionist Era
John Pecman
Industry Regulation and Competition Policy
September 29, 2026
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President Ursula von der Leyen Delivers Special Address at C.D. Howe Institute
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