Media Releases

May 29, 2017 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Jon R. Johson, former trade advisor to the federal government, as a Senior Fellow.

“Jon’s expertise in trade law and his enthusiastic advocacy for smart policy are a…

May 23, 2017 – The current methods of paying healthcare providers do not encourage systematic consideration of cost-effectiveness in the selection of treatment or new technologies, finds a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In The Paradox of Productivity, Technology, and Innovation in…

May 16, 2017 – The federal government should restore the independence of the National Energy Board’s (NEB) decisionmaking authority for pipeline applications, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In How to Restore Public Trust and Credibility at the National Energy Board…

May 11, 2017 – The cost of federal employees has risen rapidly, with total compensation per employee jumping nearly 5% per year on average over the past decade, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Premium Compensation: The Ballooning Cost of Federal Government Employees…