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- The Brief | May 16, 2025
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.
The Brief | May 16, 2025
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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- Monetary Policy
- Education, Skills and Labour Market, Trade and International Policy
- Demographics and Immigration, Education, Skills and Labour Market, Housing, Public Investments and Infrastructure
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- Fiscal and Tax Policy
- Financial Services and Regulation, Monetary Policy
- Health Policy, Innovation and Business Growth
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Opinion / Editorial
Greg Sorbara
Former Minister of Finance, Ontario
Graham Flack
I am pleased to be contributing to the C.D. Howe Institute’s work in providing non-partisan, evidence-based policy advice to improve Canada’s economic outcomes.
Mitzie Hunter
Senior Fellow
Peter Howitt
Lyn Crost Professor of Social Sciences, Brown University
Mark Zelmer
Fellow-in-Residence
Public policy and regulation work best when they are grounded in strong research, deep analysis and lively debate. The C.D. Howe Institute offers one of Canada’s most dynamic and effective forums where this takes place. I am deeply honoured to be part of it.
Donald Dewees
Professor Emeritus of Economics and Law, University of Toronto
Willem Buiter
Special Economic Adviser, Citi
Anindya Sen
I am delighted to be the CD Howe Institute’s Fellow-in-Residence and Inaugural Scholar in AI and Digital Policy. I look forward to conducting research with colleagues from the Institute, and helping convene national level conversations on public policies that support AI innovation and safety in Canada.
Edward Iacobucci
Dean and Professor of Law, University of Toronto Faculty Of Law
The Hon. Bill Morneau
Former Minister of Finance
Kathleen Taylor
Chair of the Board, RBC
Edward Glaeser
Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Pierre Siklos
Professor of Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
Gary Doer
Senior Business Advisor, Dentons; former Canadian Ambassador to the United States; former Premier of Manitoba
David Frum
Senior Editor, The Atlantic
Edmund Clark
Former Group President and CEO, TD Bank Group
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