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 […]
From: Douglas Sarro and Edward Waitzer To: Corporate governance observers Date: October 8, 2026 Re: Corporate Boards and Their Unique AI Challenges Even the most elaborate corporate values statements and compliance policies can be trumped by corporate culture – unwritten customs about “how we do things around here.” An independent investigation into the 2016 Wells Fargo cross-selling scandal […]
From: Elie Waitzer and Edward Waitzer To: Corporate governance observers Date: October 2, 2026 Re: Revisiting Limited Liability for Corporate Leaders Limited liability, the long-standing legal concept that protects owners’ personal assets in the event of a lawsuit, has encouraged the flow of capital to private enterprises. It does so by shifting the risk of a corporation’s actions from […]
From: John Pecman To: Competition policy watchers Date: September 29, 2026 Re: Coordination, Not Conflict: Competition and Industrial Policy in a Protectionist Era The Nortera-Green Giant merger challenge by the Competition Bureau raises an important issue that will define Canadian economic policy for years. In an era of rising protectionism, should competition or industrial policy take precedence? The bureau’s effort to […]
From: Brian Livingston To: Natural Resources Canada Date: September 28, 2026 Re: A Suggested Regime for Regulating Vehicle Emissions The federal government recently announced regulations to formally repeal its requirement that all light vehicles – the cars, pickups, vans and SUVs driven by most Canadians – be emission-free by 2035. This is both wise and necessary. […]
From: Will Falk and Keldon Bester To: Canadian Healthcare Observers Date: September 22, 2026 Re: AI Co-Pilots Set to Disrupt the Great Medical Record Oligopoly AI now has a credible path to disrupt Canada’s electronic medical record (EMR) markets. Not through wholesale replacement, but by working above and beside existing systems. Ambient scribes and second-screen clinical decision support (CDS) […]
by Erik De Lorenzi Canada Post’s financial crisis is bigger than declining mail volumes and rising costs. Drawing on economic evidence and interviews with policymakers, industry executives, and Canada Post leadership, this paper finds that the corporation’s statutory letter monopoly, universal-service obligations, and postal charter have created a rigid regulatory framework that is increasingly incompatible […]
23 juin 2026 – La crise financière de Postes Canada ne se résume pas seulement à la baisse du volume de courrier et à la hausse des coûts. Le problème plus profond est un véritable nœud gordien de protections monopolistiques, d’obligations de service universel et de mécanismes de gouvernance dépassés, qui ont rendu la société […]
June 23, 2026 – Canada Post’s financial crisis is about more than declining mail volumes and rising costs. The deeper challenge is a Gordian knot of monopoly protections, universal-service obligations, and outdated governance arrangements that have left the corporation increasingly unable to adapt to a changing postal market, according to a new report from the […]
To: ‘Nation Building’ observers From: George Vegh and Kate Koplovich Date: June 12, 2026 Re: Proposed Major Project Regulatory Changes a Good Step, but Work Remains It seems the federal government is intent on sidestepping its own major project processes set up just a year ago. Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act, received royal assent just last year, to “urgently advance projects throughout Canada… through an accelerated process that enhances regulatory certainty and investor confidence.” A discussion paper released early last […]
To: ‘Nation Building’ observers From: George Vegh and Kate Koplovich Date: June 11, 2026 Re: The Building Canada Act Won’t Actually Build Anything in Canada The number of oil and gas projects in Ottawa’s major project inventory has fallen by 76 percent from its 2017 peak. This demonstrates a sustained erosion of investment confidence in Canada’s energy sector over the better part of a decade. To spur investment in natural resources, mining and electricity, […]
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From: Douglas Sarro and Edward Waitzer To: Corporate governance observers Date: October 8, 2026 Re: Corporate Boards and Their Unique AI Challenges Even the most elaborate corporate values statements and compliance policies can be trumped by corporate culture – unwritten customs about “how we do things around here.” An independent investigation into the 2016 Wells Fargo cross-selling scandal […] 
From: Elie Waitzer and Edward Waitzer To: Corporate governance observers Date: October 2, 2026 Re: Revisiting Limited Liability for Corporate Leaders Limited liability, the long-standing legal concept that protects owners’ personal assets in the event of a lawsuit, has encouraged the flow of capital to private enterprises. It does so by shifting the risk of a corporation’s actions from […] 
From: John Pecman To: Competition policy watchers Date: September 29, 2026 Re: Coordination, Not Conflict: Competition and Industrial Policy in a Protectionist Era The Nortera-Green Giant merger challenge by the Competition Bureau raises an important issue that will define Canadian economic policy for years. In an era of rising protectionism, should competition or industrial policy take precedence? The bureau’s effort to […] 
From: Brian Livingston To: Natural Resources Canada Date: September 28, 2026 Re: A Suggested Regime for Regulating Vehicle Emissions The federal government recently announced regulations to formally repeal its requirement that all light vehicles – the cars, pickups, vans and SUVs driven by most Canadians – be emission-free by 2035. This is both wise and necessary. […] 
From: Will Falk and Keldon Bester To: Canadian Healthcare Observers Date: September 22, 2026 Re: AI Co-Pilots Set to Disrupt the Great Medical Record Oligopoly AI now has a credible path to disrupt Canada’s electronic medical record (EMR) markets. Not through wholesale replacement, but by working above and beside existing systems. Ambient scribes and second-screen clinical decision support (CDS) […] 
by Erik De Lorenzi Canada Post’s financial crisis is bigger than declining mail volumes and rising costs. Drawing on economic evidence and interviews with policymakers, industry executives, and Canada Post leadership, this paper finds that the corporation’s statutory letter monopoly, universal-service obligations, and postal charter have created a rigid regulatory framework that is increasingly incompatible […] 
To: ‘Nation Building’ observers From: George Vegh and Kate Koplovich Date: June 12, 2026 Re: Proposed Major Project Regulatory Changes a Good Step, but Work Remains It seems the federal government is intent on sidestepping its own major project processes set up just a year ago. Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act, received royal assent just last year, to “urgently advance projects throughout Canada… through an accelerated process that enhances regulatory certainty and investor confidence.” A discussion paper released early last […] 
To: ‘Nation Building’ observers From: George Vegh and Kate Koplovich Date: June 11, 2026 Re: The Building Canada Act Won’t Actually Build Anything in Canada The number of oil and gas projects in Ottawa’s major project inventory has fallen by 76 percent from its 2017 peak. This demonstrates a sustained erosion of investment confidence in Canada’s energy sector over the better part of a decade. To spur investment in natural resources, mining and electricity, […]