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The Brief | April 28, 2025

Don Drummond, William B.P. Robson
Don Drummond, William B.P. Robson

Widely considered to be Canada’s most influential think tank, the C.D. Howe Institute is a source of trusted policy intelligence, distinguished by research that is nonpartisan, evidence-based and subject to definitive expert review.

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The “Great Advantage to Doing Nothing” on Interest Rates
Steve Ambler, Jeremy Kronick
Responding to Trump’s Trade War
John Lester
Opinion / Editorial
How to crack Canada’s military recruitment and retention problem
Blake C. Goldring, C.M., O. Ont., M.S.M., CD
Three economic questions this campaign has yet to address
Don Drummond, William B.P. Robson
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Negotiating with Trump with Mitzie Hunter and Jason Kenney
Canada is largely following our Trade Crisis Working Group’s strategy. But how do we implement massive changes to the country’s interprovincial trade, expand globally, and improve productivity while negotiating with a president who doesn’t respect his own trade agreements? Co-chairs Mitzie Hunter and Jason Kenney explain.
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Oil and gas and mining investments are foundational to the Canadian economy. The inventory of…

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Canada recorded a surplus of US$35.7 billion in its trade with the United States in…

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Alternate level care (ALC) patients – those whose needs could be more appropriately met outside…

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