May 9, 2024 – Ontario is facing a potential $14.8 billion shortfall between funding for its net zero plans and its goals, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report.
In “Mind the Gap: The Impact of Budget Constraints on Ontario’s Net Zero Plans,” author A.J. Goulding calculates that…
Read moreMay 2, 2024 – A new poll commissioned by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and the C.D. Howe Institute indicates that three in five Canadians (60 percent) now believe “Canada does a very poor or poor job at developing a shared long-term vision for Canada’s energy future.”
This is a…
Read moreMay 1, 2024 - Many of the federal government’s recent reforms in competition law sensibly strengthen the enforcement powers of the Competition Bureau and private actors seeking redress for allegedly anti-competitive behaviour. However, amendments to the Competition Act that…
Read moreApril 18, 2024 – All governments should present financial information that is transparent, useful and timely. However, as the C.D. Howe Institute’s latest annual report card on the fiscal transparency of Canada’s largest cities shows, too many do not.
In “The Municipal Money…
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