Media Releases

May 31, 2012 — Reforms underway to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), which impose higher penalties for opting to receive CPP before age 65 and greater rewards for delaying take-up until after 65, were meant to ensure people do not have a strong financial incentive to retire early and take-up CPP at…

May 29, 2012 - Bill Robson, President & CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, today announced a $400,000 gift from Wendy Dobson, distinguished economics professor at the Rotman School of Management.

Dobson is a former Institute President and Associate Deputy Minister of Finance. Her gift…

May 22, 2012 – Canada needs a policy framework and new governance structure beyond what is in place to reduce the potential for future financial crises, according to Paul Jenkins, former Senior Deputy Governor, and Gordon Thiessen, former Governor of the Bank of Canada. In “Reducing the…

May 17, 2012 – Monetary authorities should keep an eye on money growth in the economy to help stimulate and monitor the recovery, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Money Still Talks – Is Anyone Listening?” David Laidler, Fellow-in-Residence at the Institute,…