Media Releases

June 15, 2017 – Ottawa is sitting on a $3 billion stake in major seaports, and could bring in private investors to raise cash for other priorities, finds a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Casting Off: How Ottawa Can Maximize the Value of Canada’s Major Ports and Benefit Taxpayers,”…

June 12, 2017 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Leo de Bever, former CEO of Alberta Investment Management Corporation, as a Senior Fellow.

“Leo de Bever is a top-notch economist with an extraordinary range of…

June 6, 2017 – House rich, big-spending Canadians are taking a gamble on the risk of an economic shock in Canada, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In Spendthrifts and Savers: Are Canadians Acting Like they are “House Poor” or “House Rich”?, author Jeremy Kronick…

May 31, 2017 – A new approach to childcare tax breaks is needed in order to relieve the financial stress caused by the increasing costs of raising young children, finds a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In Tax Options for Childcare that Encourage Work, Flexibility, Choice, Fairness…