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- The Brief | November 15, 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 | November 15, 2025
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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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William B.P. Robson
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Pierre-Carl Michaud, Bernard Morency
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Madeleine McPherson
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Financial Services and Regulation, Monetary Policy
Nicholas Dahir, William B.P. Robson
- Fiscal and Tax Policy, Public Governance and Accountability
Gherardo Caracciolo
- Financial Services and Regulation, Industry Regulation and Competition Policy, Innovation and Business Growth
Gary Edwards
- Financial Services and Regulation, Retirement Saving and Income
Michiel van de Panne, Cinda Heeren, Kevin Leyton-Brown, Joanna McGrenere, Raymond Ng, Margo Seltzer, Leonid Sigal
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Colin Busby, Don Drummond, Alexandre Laurin
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David Frum
Senior Editor, The Atlantic
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David R. Johnson
Professor of Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Steve Ambler
Professor of Economics (Retired), Université du Québec à Montréal
The C.D. Howe Institute is recognized as Canada’s preeminent policy research centre in the field of monetary policy. I am honoured to be associated with this long tradition of excellence.
Dan Ciuriak
Director and Principal, Ciuriak Consulting; Former Deputy Chief Economist, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
For a researcher, the range of informed commentary and expertise mobilized by the C.D. Howe in its peer reviews is priceless.
Pierre Siklos
Professor of Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
I am grateful to the C.D. Howe Institute not only for giving me the opportunity to put myself in the place of monetary policy decision-makers through the Monetary Policy Council but for the invaluable sources of comments and ideas that have informed my research over the years.
Marcel Boyer
Professor Emeritus of Industrial Economics and Fellow, CIRANO, Université de Montréal
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Richard Legault
President & CEO, Brookfield Renewable Power
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Mikal Skuterud
Fellow-in-Residence
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Sandra Pupatello
Senior Fellow
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Greg Sorbara
Former Minister of Finance, Ontario
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Jamison Steeve
Senior Fellow
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Peter Wallace
Secretary of the Treasury Board; former City Manager, City of Toronto
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Jeanette Patell
Head of Canada Government Affairs & Public Policy, YouTube Canada
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Gary Doer
Senior Business Advisor, Dentons; former Canadian Ambassador to the United States; former Premier of Manitoba
Since its founding in 1958, the C.D. Howe Institute has been active in economic and social policy issues across Canada.
Mark Romoff
Senior Fellow
The C.D. Howe Institute has a well-earned reputation for rigorously tackling the most complex policy issues of the day and whose voice is trusted, respected and listened to by government and industry decision makers alike.
The Hon. Bill Morneau
Former Minister of Finance
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