July 2, 2015 – The 2015 federal budget’s reduction of the mandatory minimum withdrawals from registered retirement income funds (RRIFs) and similar tax-deferred accounts will reduce the risk that many Canadians will outlive their savings. Yet with yields on safe investments so low, and longevity…
Read moreJune 24, 2015 – The Bank of Canada should focus monetary policy on inflation, not systemic risk, according to a new report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Securing Monetary and Financial Stability: Why Canada Needs a Macroprudential Policy Framework,” authors Paul Jenkins and…
Read moreJune 11, 2015 – The Ontario government should scrap its peak-demand electricity-pricing program for large industrial electricity users in order to lower costs for Ontario households, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Peak Power Problems: How Ontario’s Industrial Electricity…
Read moreJune 8, 2015 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Philip Howell as a Senior Fellow.
“Phil’s knowledge and accomplishments have earned him tremendous respect among policymakers, business leaders, and experts,” stated Robson. “The C.D…
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