Opportunity and Prosperity in the Canadian Labour Markets
Roundtable Luncheon with Craig Alexander and Ross Finnie
To register for this event, please contact Allie Kehoe: AKehoe@cdhowe.org.
Craig Alexander, Vice President, Economic Analysis, C.D. Howe Institute
Craig Alexander is the Vice President, Economic Analysis at the C.D. Howe Institute. Previously he was Senior Vice President and Chief Economist for TD Bank Group. In that role, he managed a large team of economists that supported all of the divisions and clients of TD – the second largest bank in Canada and the eighth largest bank in the United States.Mr. Alexander has 20 years of experience in the private sector as an economic and financial forecaster. He is also a regular commentator on public policy and a sought after public speaker. Prior to joining the private sector, he spent four years as an economist at Statistics Canada.Mr. Alexander is a strong advocate for the cause of literacy and is a champion of the charitable sector. He serves on the Board of Directors for several non-profit groups. He is a Trustee of two pension plans.A former two-term President of the Canadian Association for Business Economics and a current board member for the National Association for Business Economics, he holds a graduate degree in economics from the University of Toronto.
Ross Finnie, Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
Ross Finnie is a Professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and Director of the Education Policy Research Initiative (EPRI) at the University of Ottawa. He was educated at Queen’s University, the London School of Economics, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and has previously held positions at Laval, Carleton, and Queen’s universities. He has many interests in the area of incomes, income support programs, labour markets, and education.
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