Ontario premier-designate Doug Ford is getting all the attention right now for his promise to abandon the province’s cap-and-trade policy. But it’s the federal government that retains the most powerful lever in the ongoing carbon-pricing debate in Canada; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to be strategic in how he uses it.
Mr. Ford recently gave notice he intends to withdraw from the Western Climate Initiative – thus scrapping the province’s cap-and-trade system that is currently linked with Quebec and California. He also says he will join Saskatchewan in challenging Ottawa’s plan to impose a carbon tax on provinces that do not meet federal standards on their own. Pending future policy decisions and election results, Manitoba…
At the heart of health care are face-to-face interactions between health professionals and their patients and families. That is what makes it the ultimate “bricks and mortar” industry.
Health care continues to be defined by visits to hospitals and doctors’ offices and now, increasingly, by time spent waiting in hallways. Answering health care’s challenges in the 21st century will not be achieved by having more 20th century doctor’s offices and hospitals. It will come from modernizing our system through the use of new digital tools and integrating them into the day-to-day work of caring for patients.
In our C.D. Howe Institute paper, “Modernizing Canada’s Healthcare System Through the Virtualization of Services,” we…
The Trump administration’s announcement of punitive tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum means we’re into a full-blown economic and political war with the Americans.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tough statement Thursday afternoon that these tariffs are unacceptable and an affront to all Canadians is unprecedented for its direct and unrestrained criticism of an American president and his administration by any Canadian leader. In answering the press, Mr. Trudeau said that President Donald Trump’s actions represent a “turning point” in Canada-U.S. relations.
The descent into full-scale economic warfare with the Americans had been evident for some time, notwithstanding overly optimistic comments by some observers…
