Published in the The Hill Times The Carney government has committed to accelerating and strengthening investment across the economy as part of its plan to boost domestic sources of economic growth, and reduce Canadian economic dependence on the United States. Greater investment in energy and other natural resource development is central to this commitment. The […]
Energy independence from the United States requires resolve. Alberta’s Travis Toews and Rory Johnston of Commodity Context tells our Michael Hainsworth that threats against our sovereignty are bringing more Canadians around to the idea of pipelines to the coast.
Energy independence from the United States requires resolve. Alberta’s Travis Toews and Rory Johnston of Commodity Context tells our Michael Hainsworth that threats against our sovereignty are bringing more Canadians around to the idea of pipelines to the coast.
L’étude en bref Il faudra d’importants investissements publics et privés dans les infrastructures pour répondre à un éventail de besoins au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde, et particulièrement pour soutenir les projets de transition énergétique et numérique. Cependant, les promoteurs privés se retrouvent souvent coincés dans une impasse : ils ont besoin de capitaux […]
To: Prime Minister Mark CarneyFrom: Grant Bishop, Keith LeBlanc and Brice MacGregorDate: May 8, 2025Re: Carbon Pricing Requires Attention to Detail – and Sound Economics Rewind a year and many Canadians were expecting a carbon tax election. Of course, other threats to Canada’s economy soon overshadowed climate policy as the ballot question. Last week’s election and […]
To: The new Government of CanadaFrom: Charles DeLand and Colin BusbyDate: May 1, 2025Re: Making National Unity Priority # 1: A Plan to Engage the West Mark Carney’s election victory gives him a sizeable minority government that now gets to deliver on a platform to spark economic growth, sew national unity, and deal with Donald Trump. […]
Oil and gas and mining investments are foundational to the Canadian economy. The inventory of planned investments and those projects underway can signal future contributions to Canadian economic growth. While the inventory of planned mining projects has remained relatively stable over the past decade, the oil and gas project inventory has declined significantly, dropping in recent years despite strong […]
From: Christina Caron and Glen HodgsonTo: Economy observersDate: March 11, 2025Re: The Erosion of Natural Capital and Declining Productivity Growth As we discussed yesterday, labour productivity and multifactor productivity (MFP) growth rates have been declining in advanced economies for several decades, and the decline in labour productivity growth has now extended to emerging economies. While […]
From: John PecmanTo: Competition policy watchersDate: March 4, 2025Re: Greenwashing Provision Has No Place in New Competition Act Bill C-59, the last of three recent rounds of amendments to the Competition Act that strengthened Canada’s ability to tackle anti-competitive and deceptive marketing practices, contained a problematic “greenwashing” provision. That provision expanded previous prohibitions of misrepresentations about products and […]
Canada’s electricity generation mix has shown remarkable consistency over the years, anchored by hydroelectric power as the dominant source. Nuclear power remains a cornerstone of the national electricity supply, while wind power has established itself as the leading renewable alternative to hydro. Notable disruptions occurred in 2023-24, when drought conditions constrained hydroelectric output, leading to […]
Canada is at a critical crossroads. In the face of rising geopolitical tensions, shifting US trade policies, and economic uncertainty, the country must act swiftly to secure its long-term prosperity. A crucial area where Canada must accelerate progress is in pipeline infrastructure. This is not only an energy issue but one of national security, economic […]
Canada’s Emissions Reduction Plan isn’t the best approach. We’ve got practical ideas that can fix it. We’re bringing policy solutions to the table at cdhowe.org.
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Published in the The Hill Times The Carney government has committed to accelerating and strengthening investment across the economy as part of its plan to boost domestic sources of economic growth, and reduce Canadian economic dependence on the United States. Greater investment in energy and other natural resource development is central to this commitment. The […] 
Energy independence from the United States requires resolve. Alberta’s Travis Toews and Rory Johnston of Commodity Context tells our Michael Hainsworth that threats against our sovereignty are bringing more Canadians around to the idea of pipelines to the coast. 
L’étude en bref Il faudra d’importants investissements publics et privés dans les infrastructures pour répondre à un éventail de besoins au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde, et particulièrement pour soutenir les projets de transition énergétique et numérique. Cependant, les promoteurs privés se retrouvent souvent coincés dans une impasse : ils ont besoin de capitaux […] 
To: Prime Minister Mark CarneyFrom: Grant Bishop, Keith LeBlanc and Brice MacGregorDate: May 8, 2025Re: Carbon Pricing Requires Attention to Detail – and Sound Economics Rewind a year and many Canadians were expecting a carbon tax election. Of course, other threats to Canada’s economy soon overshadowed climate policy as the ballot question. Last week’s election and […] 
To: The new Government of CanadaFrom: Charles DeLand and Colin BusbyDate: May 1, 2025Re: Making National Unity Priority # 1: A Plan to Engage the West Mark Carney’s election victory gives him a sizeable minority government that now gets to deliver on a platform to spark economic growth, sew national unity, and deal with Donald Trump. […] 
Oil and gas and mining investments are foundational to the Canadian economy. The inventory of planned investments and those projects underway can signal future contributions to Canadian economic growth. While the inventory of planned mining projects has remained relatively stable over the past decade, the oil and gas project inventory has declined significantly, dropping in recent years despite strong […] 
From: Christina Caron and Glen HodgsonTo: Economy observersDate: March 11, 2025Re: The Erosion of Natural Capital and Declining Productivity Growth As we discussed yesterday, labour productivity and multifactor productivity (MFP) growth rates have been declining in advanced economies for several decades, and the decline in labour productivity growth has now extended to emerging economies. While […] 
From: John PecmanTo: Competition policy watchersDate: March 4, 2025Re: Greenwashing Provision Has No Place in New Competition Act Bill C-59, the last of three recent rounds of amendments to the Competition Act that strengthened Canada’s ability to tackle anti-competitive and deceptive marketing practices, contained a problematic “greenwashing” provision. That provision expanded previous prohibitions of misrepresentations about products and […] 
Canada’s electricity generation mix has shown remarkable consistency over the years, anchored by hydroelectric power as the dominant source. Nuclear power remains a cornerstone of the national electricity supply, while wind power has established itself as the leading renewable alternative to hydro. Notable disruptions occurred in 2023-24, when drought conditions constrained hydroelectric output, leading to […] 
Canada is at a critical crossroads. In the face of rising geopolitical tensions, shifting US trade policies, and economic uncertainty, the country must act swiftly to secure its long-term prosperity. A crucial area where Canada must accelerate progress is in pipeline infrastructure. This is not only an energy issue but one of national security, economic […] 
Canada’s Emissions Reduction Plan isn’t the best approach. We’ve got practical ideas that can fix it. We’re bringing policy solutions to the table at cdhowe.org.