From: Don DrummondTo: Canadian taxpayersDate: October 27, 2026Re: Will Higher Oil Prices Justify More Spending in Next Week’s Budget? Federal coffers are filling with an oil-price windfall that is variously estimated at $6 billion a year under current prices by the Business Council of Canada or $11.4 billion over three years (including the overall commodity […]
From: Jack Mintz To: Productivity observers Date: October 26, 2026 Re: Canada’s Crazy Quilt of Mining Taxation Needs Restitching Productivity doesn’t just depend on our tax competitiveness and how much capital investment we have. It also depends on that investment going to the most profitable uses possible. Canada’s mining tax system certainly supports capital investment, […]
Les experts de l’Institut C.D. Howe tracent une nouvelle voie économique et budgétaire pour le Canada 22 octobre 2026 – Après plusieurs années de faible croissance économique et face à des pressions croissantes sur les finances fédérales, le Canada doit entreprendre d’importantes réformes en matière de dépenses publiques et de fiscalité, selon un nouveau rapport […]
by Don Drummond, William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin Canada’s sluggish economic growth and federal fiscal excesses have become a vicious cycle. Ottawa’s 2026 Spring Economic Update highlighted persistent spending overruns and deficits, with debt-servicing costs projected to exceed $80 billion by 2030/31. Add further commitments, notably on defence, and the federal government’s spending and […]
C.D. Howe Institute Experts Chart a New Economic and Fiscal Course for Canada October 22, 2026 – Years of weak economic growth and mounting federal fiscal pressures require major spending and tax reforms, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “The Growth Imperative: The C.D. Howe Institute’s 2026 Shadow Budget”, authors Don Drummond, William […]
Canada has a productivity problem and Canadians’ standard of living is at stake. Between 2014 and 2024, Canada’s real GDP per capita grew just 3.48 percent, compared with 20.20 percent in the United States. So, why is Canada falling behind, and what can we do about it? Jeremy Kronick, President and CEO of the C.D. […]
Canada has a productivity problem and Canadians’ standard of living is at stake. Between 2014 and 2024, Canada’s real GDP per capita grew just 3.48 percent, compared with 20.20 percent in the United States. So, why is Canada falling behind, and what can we do about it? Jeremy Kronick, President and CEO of the C.D. […]
C.D. Howe Institute Releases a Series of Recommendations to Boost Canada’s Productivity October 15, 2026 – Canada needs coordinated reforms across multiple policy areas to address its longstanding productivity problem, according to the C.D. Howe Institute’s Productivity Blueprint, released today with recommendations for policymakers across different sectors and levels of government. Canadians’ living standards have […]
L’Institut C.D. Howe publie une série de recommandations pour stimuler la productivité du Canada 15 Octobre 2026 – Le Canada doit mettre en œuvre des réformes coordonnées dans plusieurs domaines de politique publique pour remédier à son problème persistant de productivité, selon le Productivity Blueprint de l’Institut C.D. Howe, publié aujourd’hui et proposant des recommandations […]
To: Government borrowing watchers From: Peter MacKenzie and Mawakina Bafale Date: October 14, 2026 Re: Canada’s Bond Market Has a Message for Washington Since Ottawa moved to match Washington’s tariffs dollar for dollar last month, investors are since demanding roughly a full percentage point more of interest to lend to the US government for […]
From: Don Drummond To: Budget watchers Date: October 13, 2026 Re: Time for Federal Fiscal Bravery: The Status Quo Cannot Hold The Canadian economy continues to fail to address the challenge of its weak productivity. Now added is the fissure in the once solid Canada-United States trading relationship. These twin challenges interact. Worsened access to the US market […]
From: Vahan Kololian To: Finance Minister – François-Philippe Champagne and parliamentarians from all parties Date: October 9, 2026 Re: Extending Capital-Gains Relief to Donations of Private-Company Shares and Real Estate In 2006, the law was changed to eliminate capital gains tax on donations of publicly traded securities to charities. The capital-gains inclusion rate was reduced […]
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From: Don DrummondTo: Canadian taxpayersDate: October 27, 2026Re: Will Higher Oil Prices Justify More Spending in Next Week’s Budget? Federal coffers are filling with an oil-price windfall that is variously estimated at $6 billion a year under current prices by the Business Council of Canada or $11.4 billion over three years (including the overall commodity […] 
From: Jack Mintz To: Productivity observers Date: October 26, 2026 Re: Canada’s Crazy Quilt of Mining Taxation Needs Restitching Productivity doesn’t just depend on our tax competitiveness and how much capital investment we have. It also depends on that investment going to the most profitable uses possible. Canada’s mining tax system certainly supports capital investment, […] 
Les experts de l’Institut C.D. Howe tracent une nouvelle voie économique et budgétaire pour le Canada 22 octobre 2026 – Après plusieurs années de faible croissance économique et face à des pressions croissantes sur les finances fédérales, le Canada doit entreprendre d’importantes réformes en matière de dépenses publiques et de fiscalité, selon un nouveau rapport […] 
Canada has a productivity problem and Canadians’ standard of living is at stake. Between 2014 and 2024, Canada’s real GDP per capita grew just 3.48 percent, compared with 20.20 percent in the United States. So, why is Canada falling behind, and what can we do about it? Jeremy Kronick, President and CEO of the C.D. […] 
To: Government borrowing watchers From: Peter MacKenzie and Mawakina Bafale Date: October 14, 2026 Re: Canada’s Bond Market Has a Message for Washington Since Ottawa moved to match Washington’s tariffs dollar for dollar last month, investors are since demanding roughly a full percentage point more of interest to lend to the US government for […] 
From: Don Drummond To: Budget watchers Date: October 13, 2026 Re: Time for Federal Fiscal Bravery: The Status Quo Cannot Hold The Canadian economy continues to fail to address the challenge of its weak productivity. Now added is the fissure in the once solid Canada-United States trading relationship. These twin challenges interact. Worsened access to the US market […] 
From: Vahan Kololian To: Finance Minister – François-Philippe Champagne and parliamentarians from all parties Date: October 9, 2026 Re: Extending Capital-Gains Relief to Donations of Private-Company Shares and Real Estate In 2006, the law was changed to eliminate capital gains tax on donations of publicly traded securities to charities. The capital-gains inclusion rate was reduced […]