Intelligence Minute - Bill Robson on the C.D. Howe Institute's 2015 shadow federal budget
Watch Institute President and shadow federal budget co-author, Bill Robson, discuss the key points in this year’s shadow budget, and what can be done to keep Canada on solid fiscal footing.
Confronting economic challenges from abroad will require a sound fiscal framework, economic policies that promote growth, and measures to create opportunities for Canadians, according to the C.D. Howe Institute’s 2015 shadow federal budget. In “Challenges, Growth and Opportunity: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2015,” authors William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin outline measures that would help Canadians put their education, skills and talents to work, and enjoy economic security once they have left the workforce.
Getting Ottawa into the Black: Federal Shadow Budget Lays a Prudent Path Forward
April 14, 2015 – Confronting economic challenges from abroad will require a sound fiscal framework, economic policies that promote growth, and measures to create opportunities for Canadians, according to the C.D. Howe Institute’s 2015 shadow federal budget. In “Challenges, Growth and Opportunity: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2015,” authors William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin outline measures that would help Canadians put their education, skills and talents to work, and enjoy economic security once they have left the workforce.
Edward Neufeld Appointed as a Senior Fellow and Re-appointed as Co-Chair of the Financial Services Research Initiative
April 13, 2015 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Edward Neufeldas a Senior Fellow and his re-appointment as Co-Chair of the Institute’s Financial Services Research Initiative. The Initiative is a multi-year program to report and advise on public policy affecting Canada’s financial sector.
“Ed’s remarkable career which spanned academia, the civil service and private sector make him an invaluable resource for the Institute’s financial sector research,” remarked Robson.
The Bank of Canada should collect and analyze data to assess the changing nature of the risk profile of Canada’s shadow banking sector, according to former Federal Finance Minister Michael Wilson. In “Taking the Shadow Banks out of the Shadows,” Wilson emphasizes that overregulation is not the answer to ensuring stability and competiveness in the sector.
April 8, 2015 — 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 0.75 percent at its next announcement on April 15, 2015. Looking ahead, the Council called for the Bank to hold the target at .75 percent through to September, and at 1.00 percent a year from now.
April 8, 2015 — 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 0.75 percent at its next announcement on April 15, 2015. Looking ahead, the Council called for the Bank to hold the target at .75 percent through to September, and at 1.00 percent a year from now.
Indira V. Samarasekera Appointed to the Institute’s National Council
April 7, 2015 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Indira V. Samarasekera to the National Council, an esteemed group of Canadians tasked with providing guidance for the Institute’s top-quality research program.
“Indira is in the front rank of Canada’s education leaders,” remarked Robson. “Her knowledge and accomplishments in postsecondary education, and her involvement in a range of business and public-policy initiatives, make her an excellent addition to the council.”
The federal government should not continue to unduly favour grain rail shipments at the expense of other sectors, which include forestry, mines and energy, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Railroad Blues: How to Get Canada’s Rail Policy Back on Track,” author Benjamin Dachis argues that recent and potential future government intervention in the rail sector not only contradicts the principles of the Canada Transportation Act, but has the potential to hurt sectors critical to Canada’s economy.
Canada’s Rail Policy at a Critical Juncture
April 2, 2015 – The federal government should not continue to unduly favour grain rail shipments at the expense of other sectors, which include forestry, mines and energy, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Railroad Blues: How to Get Canada’s Rail Policy Back on Track,” author Benjamin Dachis argues that recent and potential future government intervention in the rail sector not only contradicts the principles of the Canada Transportation Act, but has the potential to hurt sectors critical to Canada’s economy.