A Question of Priorities: Ministerial Mandate Letters for Incoming Ministers of the Federal Government
Tomorrow, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will reveal his picks for cabinet, and the C.D. Howe Institute has tapped Canada’s top policy experts to provide guidance to the new ministers. In the Ministerial Mandate Letters series, the Institute provides a checklist for incoming ministers, setting out the crucial policy issues they will need to grapple with, and […] William B.P. Robson – The Answer To Calgary’s Budgeting Woes Is … Better Budgeting!
To: The City of Calgary and the Province of Alberta From: William B.P. Robson Date: November 18, 2019 Re: The Answer to Calgary’s Budgeting Woes is … Better Budgeting! The dispute between the City of Calgary and the Province of Alberta over the city’s budget and provincial transfers needs a few facts. One, in particular, would help: the city’s […] S1 E16 – Alberta’s Fiscal Priorities
In this episode of the C.D. Howe Institute podcast, Michael Hainsworth speaks to Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews about his province’s plans to get back into the black within four years, lower corporate taxes, and go it alone on CPP. Also, Grant Bishop, the C.D. Howe Institute’s Associate Director, Research, provides some analysis on Alberta’s […] Daniel Schwanen – Ministerial Mandate Letter: Minister Of Canadian Heritage And Multiculturalism
As Canada forms its next government, the Prime Minister’s Office will be preparing ministerial mandate letters. In this special Intelligence Memo series, policy experts highlight key challenges and priorities in each minister’s portfolio. From: Daniel Schwanen To: The incoming Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism Date: November 15, 2019 Cultural activities are central to Canadians’ well-being, prosperity […] The answer to Calgary’s budgeting woes is … better budgeting – Calgary Herald Op-Ed
The dispute between Calgary and Alberta over the city’s budget and provincial transfers needs a few facts. One, especially, would help: the city’s actual bottom line.
If you don’t know it, you are not alone. Here are two hints. Calgary ran a surplus in 2018. And, for context, the city’s total expenses that year were $3.9 billion.
So how big was the surplus? You probably guessed something like $1 million, or $10 million — surely no more than $100 million. You know how heated and anxious the city’s budget debate gets each fall: threats of cuts to social services and policing, hikes to taxes and fees, delays in maintaining and key infrastructure. If Calgary’s isn’t in the red, it must be barely in the black.
Yet the…
The Big Shakeup: Making Sense of the OECD Digital Tax Proposals
November 12, 2019 – New OECD proposals on digital taxation would mean a substantial overhaul of Canadian tax rules if they are brought into effect, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “The Big Shakeup: Making Sense of the OECD Digital Tax Proposals,” authors Jeffrey Trossman and Jeffrey Shafer examine recent […] William B.P. Robson – Ministerial Mandate Letter: Minister Of Intergovernmental And Northern Affairs And Internal Trade
As Canada forms its next government, the Prime Minister’s Office will be preparing ministerial mandate letters. In this special Intelligence Memo series, policy experts highlight key challenges and priorities in each minister’s portfolio. To: The incoming Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade From: William B.P. Robson Date: November 12, 2019 As you […] Alexandre Laurin – Ministerial Mandate Letter: Minister of Finance
As Canada forms its next government, the Prime Minister’s Office will be preparing ministerial mandate letters. In this special Intelligence Memo series, policy experts highlight key challenges and priorities in each minister’s portfolio. From: Alexandre Laurin To: The incoming Minister of Finance Date: November 8, 2019 As you embark on your term as Minister of Finance, your top […] Grant Bishop on BNN – Alberta budget is bold but appropriate
Grant Bishop, associate director of research at the C.D. Howe Institute, discusses Jason Kenney’s first budget in which the province will cut around $1.3 billion a year on spending. He says that Alberta could benefit from this budget and it was appropriate for the province.
Alexandre Laurin – Ministerial Mandate Letter: Minister Of Finance
As Canada forms its next government, the Prime Minister’s Office will be preparing ministerial mandate letters. In this special Intelligence Memo series, policy experts highlight key challenges and priorities in each minister’s portfolio. From: Alexandre Laurin To: The incoming Minister of Finance Date: October 21, 2019 As you embark on the start of your term as Minister of […] The bold steps Alberta should take to address its fiscal woes – Globe and Mail Op-Ed
Alberta’s coming budget on Oct. 24 could be a turning point for the province. Albertans face a choice between righting Alberta’s fiscal trajectory by confronting overspending – or postponing difficult choices with a harder reckoning down the road.
Many economic headwinds – for example, roadblocks to petroleum exports – are not Alberta’s fault. However, undisciplined spending growth hid behind flush resource revenues during past decades, and the province failed to save. Deficits since 2015 have plunged the provincial balance sheet into net debt. And, like all provinces, Alberta faces an aging population on the horizon. Without making bold moves toward a significant course correction, any balanced budget will be temporary.
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S1 E14 – Canada’s Coffers
How are Canada’s coffers faring going into the election? C.D. Howe Institute Senior Fellow Glen Hodgson says Canada’s political platforms aren’t preparing for a potential recession — or even a slowdown. On this week’s podcast Michael Hainsworth delves into what the political promises mean if the economy goes south.