Paul Kovacs – Flood insurance for all
To: Canadians concerned about flooding From: Paul Kovacs Date: May 15, 2019 Re: Flood insurance for all Flood insurance is relatively new in Canada, but almost half of the 85 per cent or more of homes in Canada at low risk already have it included in their policies. Many Canadians, however, live in homes with high or moderate risk of […] Glen Hodgson – The Case for Rational Tax Reform
From: Glen Hodgson To: Canadian taxpayers Date: May 3, 2019 Re: The Case for Rational Tax Reform Canada’s tax system should be a cornerstone of strong economic performance, encouraging private investment, higher personal savings and high levels of labour force engagement and work effort while also addressing social priorities such as reducing child poverty. However, populist and opportunistic […] When politics crowds out good tax policy – Globe and Mail Op-Ed
Canada’s tax system should be a cornerstone of strong economic performance, encouraging private investment, higher personal savings and high levels of labour force engagement and work effort while also addressing social priorities such as reducing child poverty. However, populist and opportunistic politics too often drive changes to the tax system, not considered analysis about what is best for long-term economic and employment growth and a healthy society. Is it possible to change how tax policy is made and refocus…
Pierre Lortie – Promoting Entrepreneurial Finance
From: Pierre Lortie To: Canadians concerned about competitiveness Date: April 18, 2019 Re: Promoting Entrepreneurial Finance Much has been written about the urgency of reviving economic growth and the need to halt the steady decline of Canada’s competitiveness relative to its peers. To a large extent, the decline in the dynamism of the Canadian economy is a consequence […] Bishop, Mcbrien – Alberta’s Economic Road Forward
From: Grant Bishop and Alex McBrien To: Citizens of Alberta Date: April 17, 2019 Re: Alberta’s Economic Road Forward The United Conservative Party (UCP) will form Alberta’s next government. The election juxtaposed different visions for the return to fiscal balance. However, neither the NDP or UCP confronted the unsustainability of long-term public finances – in […] Alexandre Laurin – Thumbs Up For Ontario’s New Childcare Plan
From: Alexandre Laurin To: Ontarians concerned about childcare Date: April 15, 2019 Re: Thumbs up for Ontario’s new Childcare Plan True to its focus on containing spending growth below projected revenues, the 2019 Ontario budget did not contain any new big-ticket items. One targeted tax initiative, however, will likely produce a big bang for the buck. The new Ontario […] Bill Robson on BNN – Capital investment way weaker than it should be
Ontario’s budget tabled today includes business’ ability to accelerate write-offs of capital investments, but Bill Robson, president and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, tells BNN Bloomberg, that while the measure is sensible, it comes too late in the business cycle.
William B.P. Robson – Government deficits in Canada: The good, the bad, and the uncertain
To: Fiscal conservatives From: William B.P. Robson Date: April 9, 2019 Re: Government deficits in Canada: The good, the bad, and the uncertain Last month’s federal budget underlined the federal government’s abandonment of its commitment to return to surpluses. A critical test for any spending proposal – are we willing to pay for it? – […] S1 E4 – What’s in a Federal Budget? The Post-Budget Edition
Now that Finance Minister Bill Morneau has released the 2019 Federal Budget, the Institute’s Rosalie Wyonch and Glen Hodgson sit down with host Michael Hainsworth to unpack the budget’s main themes and what it means for everyday Canadians. William B.P. Robson – The Struggle To Grow Canada’s National Wealth
To: Canadians Concerned about Our Future Living Standards From: William B.P. Robson Date: March 29, 2019 Re: The Struggle to Grow Canada’s National Wealth Every quarter, Statistics Canada publishes two sets of indicators rich in information about where Canada’s economy has recently been, and some clues about where it may go next. The income and […] William B.P. Robson – Ottawa Flings the Big Bucks While Grabbing for the Loose Change
To: Canadian Taxpayers From: William B.P. Robson Date: March 27, 2019 Re: Ottawa Flings the Big Bucks While Grabbing for the Loose Change Our federal fiscal masters are deeply inconsistent. They freely spend billions in revenue windfalls on one hand, but are obsessive about every nickel of tax they might fail to collect on the other – no matter […] Jeremy M. Kronick – Are shared mortgages the fix?
From: Jeremy M. Kronick To: Toronto and Vancouver Millennials Date: March 26, 2019 Re: Are shared mortgages the fix? After nearly a decade of policies geared at cooling an overheated housing market and trying to slow growth in household debt, Ottawa made affordability the name of the game in Budget 2019. The Department of Finance introduced the […]