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- The Brief | May 19, 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 19, 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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Yves Desjardins-Siciliano
Former President & CEO, VIA Rail Canada
The Hon. Howard Wetston
John Knubley
Corporate Director, Strategic Advisor, and former senior civil servant
David R. Johnson
Professor of Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
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.
Benoit Daignault
President & CEO, Export Development Canada
Paul Hill
Chairman, President & CEO, Harvard Developments Inc., A Hill Company
Ron Mock
Former President, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Tracy Redies
Former President & CEO, Coast Capital Savings Credit Union
Shawn Graham
Former Premier of New Brunswick
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.
Kevin Lynch
Former Clerk of the Privy Council and Cabinet Secretary
The Hon. Dalton McGuinty
Former Premier of Ontario
Kevin Milligan
Fellow-in-Residence (On Leave)
Donald Dewees
Professor Emeritus of Economics and Law, University of Toronto
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