Jul 14

Distinguished Canadians Appointed to the National Council

July 14, 2014 - William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointments of David Dodge, Steven Ambler, Lawrence Herman, Hal Jackman, and Edward Neufeld to the National Council, whose members …
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Jul 10

C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council Urges Bank of Canada to Hold Overnight Rate at 1.00 Percent for Next Six Months; Looks for 1.75 Percent by July 2015

July 10, 2014 — The C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy Council (MPC) today recommended that the Bank of Canada keep its target for the overnight rate, the very short-term interest rate it targets for monetary policy purposes, at 1.00 percent at its next announcement on July 16, 2014.…

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Jul 08

Pension Woes Point to Target-Benefit Option

July 9, 2014 – Canadian governments need to move beyond defined-benefit (DB) versus defined-contribution (DC) pension model debates, and towards a middle-ground option that incorporates attributes of both designs, according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Target-Benefit Plans…

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Jul 03

C.D. Howe Institute Appoints Richard Alvarez as a Senior Fellow

July 3, 2014 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Canadian health care leader Richard Alvarez as a Senior Fellow.

“Dick Alvarez has great breadth of knowledge on Canada’s healthcare system – including insights on better harnessing…

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