Lawson Hunter Appointed to the C.D. Howe Institute’s National Council
April 21, 2015 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Lawson Hunter to the Institute’s National Council, an esteemed group of Canadians who advise the Institute’s research program.
“Lawson has extraordinary breadth and depth on regulatory and competition policy,” said Robson. “The Institute has benefitted from his advice on many occasions in the past, and we look forward to working with him in this new role.”
James Moore, Minister of Industry
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Fiscal Accountability Panel: Bob Rae, Ernie Eves, Greg Sorbara and Bill Robson
Submitted by Amanda.Klowak onPresident and CEO of the Institute, William Robson released the C.D. Howe’s Annual Rankings of the federal and provincial governments fiscal accountability. Participants received the insider perspective of what it’s like to run the budget and see who is doing well and who can do better. Bob Rae, Former Premier of Ontario, and Former Interim Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada; Ernie Eves, Former Premier of Ontario; and Greg Sorbara, Former Ontario Minister of Finance.; also provided their insights.
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The $48 Billion Dollar Question: Canada’s 2015 Fiscal Accountability Rankings
April 16, 2015 – Canada’s senior governments have regularly missed budget spending and revenue targets during the last decade, with spending overruns of $48 billion combined, says a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “By the Numbers: The Fiscal Accountability of Canada’s Senior Governments, 2015,” authors Colin Busby and William B.P. Robson rank the performance of Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments for hitting budget targets and providing transparent financial reports.