Media Releases

November 24, 2015 – Saint John, Charlottetown, and Montreal have the highest tax burdens on new business investment amongst major Canadian cities, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Business Tax Burdens in Canada’s Major Cities: The 2015 Report Card,” authors Adam Found, Peter…

November 19, 2015 – Canada faces a deep long-term fiscal challenge, as its population ages and its labour force growth slows, states a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Tax Reform Priorities for Canada: Creating More Wealth to Go Around,” authors Craig Alexander and Alexandre Laurin…

November 18, 2015 – No major city in Canada offers a clear and transparent budget presentation, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Building Better Budgets: Canada’s Cities Should Clean Up their Financial Reporting,” authors Benjamin Dachis and William B.P. Robson provide report…

November 16, 2015 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Lawson Hunter, former Commissioner of the Competition Bureau, as a Senior Fellow.

“Lawson is an eminent authority on Canadian…