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Ed Clark, Chair of the Ontario Premier's Advisory Council on Government Assets and outgoing Group President and CEO of TD Bank Group, recently presented initial recommendations at a C.D. Howe Institute event on ways to maximize the value of the LCBO, Hydro One and OPG and generate better returns for the people of Ontario. Specifically, Dr. Clark spoke about phase one of the Council's work and observations to date. Over the past six months, the Council has delved into…
The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement launches Canadian trade policy into the 21st Century, according to Canada’s former Ambassador to the EU, Ross Hornby. In “From Laggard to Leader: How CETA Transforms Canada’s Trade Agenda,” a C.D. Howe Institute conference paper, Hornby asserts that CETA makes progress on behind-the-border issues that constitute the true obstacles to trade: the use of regulations to discriminate against imports, local content requirements,…
Richard W. Fisher, President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, delivered the 2013 Directors’ Lecture in Toronto on June 4, 2013.
Mr. Fisher is a member of the critical Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), chaired by Ben Bernanke, which serves as the Federal Reserve System’s official monetary-policy making body. Mr. Fisher has been outspoken in his views on U.S. monetary policy, quantitative easing, “too-big-to fail” banks and what should be done about them. Fisher also…
Toronto Roundtable Event – The Interim Commissioner of Competition’s Priorities in Applying Canadian Competition Law
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Dr. Charles Evans, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, gave the 2012 Benefactor's Lecture at the C.D. Howe Institute on November 27, 2012
In addition to presiding over the Chicago Fed, Dr. Evans is a member of the critical Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), chaired by Ben Bernanke, which is the Federal Reserve System's official monetary-policy making body. Dr. Evans will address how America's central bank…
