Michael Trebilcock Re-Appointed as a Research Fellow of the C.D. Howe Institute
May 14, 2015 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Michael Trebilcock as a Research Fellow of the Institute.
“Michael is an outstanding scholar with deep knowledge of policy and institutions,” remarked Robson. “We have drawn on his insights on regulation, competition policy, and much else in the past, and look forward to continued collaboration.”
How to Boost Canada’s Reputation as a Place to Invest
May 13, 2015 – Ottawa should end the economic review of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Simplifying the Rule Book: a Proposal to Reform and Clarify Canada’s Policy on Inward Foreign Direct Investment,” author A.E. Safarian warns that Canada’s FDI regime needs reform, including scrapping the vague “net-benefit test.”
“Canada may seem to be doing reasonably well but our global share of FDI is not as high as it once was and it is becoming increasingly dependent on oil and gas,” remarks Safarian.
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Table ronde sur les politiques, Montréal: Suzanne Fortier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University
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Leading Economist Craig Alexander to Join C.D. Howe Institute as Vice President Economic Analysis
May 11, 2015 – William Robson, President and CEO, and Duncan Munn, Senior Vice President & COO, announce that Craig Alexander will be joining the C.D. Howe Institute as Vice President, Economic Analysis, in September.
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The unfunded liability in the pension plans for federal government employees was $90 billion higher than the reported number in 2013/14, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Ottawa’s Secret Debt: The Burden and Risks of Federal Employee Pensions,” authors William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin argue that the way Ottawa reports its pension obligations obscures the cost its plans currently impose on Canadian taxpayers, and leaves Canadians in the dark about how changes in economic circumstances cause that burden to shrink or to grow.
Ottawa’s Pension Liability $90 Billion Higher than Reported
May 7, 2015 – The unfunded liability in the pension plans for federal government employees was $90 billion higher than the reported number in 2013/14, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Ottawa’s Secret Debt: The Burden and Risks of Federal Employee Pensions,” authors William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin argue that the way Ottawa reports its pension obligations obscures the cost its plans currently impose on Canadian taxpayers, and leaves Canadians in the dark about how changes in economic circumstances cause that burden to shrink or to grow.
John Richards Re-Appointed as a Fellow-in-Residence and the Roger Phillips Scholar of Social Policy
May 5, 2015 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of John Richards as a Fellow-in-Residence and the Roger Phillips Scholar of Social Policy.
“John has made vital contributions to social policy in Canada in such diverse areas as income supports, education, and federal-provincial coordination,” remarked Robson. “We are delighted that our collaboration on the challenges of building Canada’s human capital will continue.”
Dr. Richards has been affiliated with the Institute for over ten years. Recent works of his include:
Ottawa should end the economic review of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Simplifying the Rule Book: a Proposal to Reform and Clarify Canada’s Policy on Inward Foreign Direct Investment,” author A.E. Safarian warns that Canada’s FDI regime needs reform, including scrapping the vague “net-benefit test.”
