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- The Brief | September 21, 2026
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 | September 21, 2026
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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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Former Premier of New Brunswick
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Chairman, E-L Financial Corporation Limited; former Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario
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Co-Director, Rotman Institute for International Business; Professor Emerita of Economic Analysis and Policy
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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.


David R. Johnson
Professor of Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Founder and Managing Partner, Magris Resources Inc.
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Former President, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
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Marcel Boyer
Professor Emeritus of Industrial Economics and Fellow, CIRANO, Université de Montréal
The C.D. Howe Institute has been, over the years, an exceptional place for out-of-the-box ideas and discussions on a broad range of issues with significant impacts on public policies in Canada and elsewhere.


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Senior Advisor, Bennett Jones
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Kevin Dancey
Former CEO of CPA Canada and Senior Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute
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International and Macro Economist
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Former Prime Minister of Canada
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