From: Rosalie Wyonch To: Canadians concerned about cannabis Date: July 3, 2019 Subject: Legal Cannabis and the Black Market Cannabis has been legal in Canada for almost nine months, but there is still a long way to go before the legal market reaches its full potential. The government recently released the regulations for cannabis concentrates and edible products […]
From: Anindya Sen To: Ontarians concerned about beer sales Date: June 24, 2019 Re: Why tearing up the Beer Store deal is good for business Bill 115 has been passed by the Ontario legislature, and with it, the current government has embarked on the path of a truly competitive retail alcohol market in the province. […]
To: The Hon. Navdeep Bains, minister of innovation, science and economic development From: Grant Bishop Date: June 20, 2019 Re: Competition Bureau has toolkit to handle the digital age At its April meeting, The C.D. Howe Institute’s Competition Policy Council discussed whether Canada’s competition policy toolkit is sufficient to address new forms of market power that may arise in […]
From: Konrad von Finckenstein To: The Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Date: June 7, 2019 Re: How to get meaningful privacy consent for use of web data Where data and privacy questions arise the question of consent is crucial. Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation came into effect a year ago requiring that “consent must be […]
From: Kevin Comeau To: Canada’s financial regulators Date: May 30, 2019 Re: Closing the Biggest Money Laundering Loophole On May 9, an expert panel on money laundering issued its report, Combatting Money Laundering in B.C. Real Estate, in which it estimated 2018 money laundering in Canada at $46.7 billion. In my C.D. Howe Institute paper this month, I estimated […]
From: Konrad von Finckenstein To: The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation Date: May 29, 2019 Re: Equipping Regulators for the Internet Age The CRTC is conducting a review of its Mobile Wireless Framework to ensure it remains relevant, is serving the needs of Canadians and is meeting the policy objectives of the Telecommunications Act. As part of the […]
From: Marcel Boyer To: Canada’s Copyright Regulators Date: May 13, 2019 Re: How to Fix Copyright in the Digital Age Creators want to benefit from the value their copyrighted music and books generate for users, so that their risky upfront investment and effort are fairly compensated. At the same time, users want to minimize copyright payments in order […]
Why is it almost impossible to catch all the dirty money being claimed in Canada? In this week’s episode, Michael discusses with Kevin Comeau, author of our much anticipated upcoming publication, on why we fail to catch money launderers 99.9% of the time.
From: Konrad von Finckenstein To: The CRTC and Competition Bureau Date: April 16, 2019 Re: Let the Competition Bureau see wireless industry data The CRTC is conducting a review of the mobile wireless framework. As the notice states: In recent years, mobile wireless services have been a key driver of economic growth in Canada, and today they continue to […]
From: Grant Bishop To: Canadians concerned about innovation Date: April 2, 2019 Re: Innovation Minister ignores competition policy at Canada’s peril In February, the federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) released a report that aims to lay out Canada’s plan for addressing “areas of weakness along the innovation continuum” through “building innovation ecosystems, […]
From: Konrad W. von Finckenstein To: The Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Date: March 6, 2019 Re: “Direction to CRTC re Competition ” Your government is to be commended for issuing its recent draft Direction to the CRTC concerning Implementing the Canadian Telecommunications Policy Objectives to Promote Competition, Affordability, Consumer Interests and Innovation. […]
To: The Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance From: William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin Date: February 12, 2019 Re: Moving Forward with Regulatory Reform The C.D. Howe Institute’s Shadow Federal Budget for 2019 was released last week. Its focus is on ensuring the competitiveness and dynamism of the Canadian economy in the near and medium-term, setting the stage for a […]
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From: Rosalie Wyonch To: Canadians concerned about cannabis Date: July 3, 2019 Subject: Legal Cannabis and the Black Market Cannabis has been legal in Canada for almost nine months, but there is still a long way to go before the legal market reaches its full potential. The government recently released the regulations for cannabis concentrates and edible products […] 
From: Anindya Sen To: Ontarians concerned about beer sales Date: June 24, 2019 Re: Why tearing up the Beer Store deal is good for business Bill 115 has been passed by the Ontario legislature, and with it, the current government has embarked on the path of a truly competitive retail alcohol market in the province. […] 
To: The Hon. Navdeep Bains, minister of innovation, science and economic development From: Grant Bishop Date: June 20, 2019 Re: Competition Bureau has toolkit to handle the digital age At its April meeting, The C.D. Howe Institute’s Competition Policy Council discussed whether Canada’s competition policy toolkit is sufficient to address new forms of market power that may arise in […] 
From: Konrad von Finckenstein To: The Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Date: June 7, 2019 Re: How to get meaningful privacy consent for use of web data Where data and privacy questions arise the question of consent is crucial. Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation came into effect a year ago requiring that “consent must be […] 
From: Kevin Comeau To: Canada’s financial regulators Date: May 30, 2019 Re: Closing the Biggest Money Laundering Loophole On May 9, an expert panel on money laundering issued its report, Combatting Money Laundering in B.C. Real Estate, in which it estimated 2018 money laundering in Canada at $46.7 billion. In my C.D. Howe Institute paper this month, I estimated […] 
From: Konrad von Finckenstein To: The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation Date: May 29, 2019 Re: Equipping Regulators for the Internet Age The CRTC is conducting a review of its Mobile Wireless Framework to ensure it remains relevant, is serving the needs of Canadians and is meeting the policy objectives of the Telecommunications Act. As part of the […] 
From: Marcel Boyer To: Canada’s Copyright Regulators Date: May 13, 2019 Re: How to Fix Copyright in the Digital Age Creators want to benefit from the value their copyrighted music and books generate for users, so that their risky upfront investment and effort are fairly compensated. At the same time, users want to minimize copyright payments in order […] 
Why is it almost impossible to catch all the dirty money being claimed in Canada? In this week’s episode, Michael discusses with Kevin Comeau, author of our much anticipated upcoming publication, on why we fail to catch money launderers 99.9% of the time. 
From: Konrad von Finckenstein To: The CRTC and Competition Bureau Date: April 16, 2019 Re: Let the Competition Bureau see wireless industry data The CRTC is conducting a review of the mobile wireless framework. As the notice states: In recent years, mobile wireless services have been a key driver of economic growth in Canada, and today they continue to […] 
From: Grant Bishop To: Canadians concerned about innovation Date: April 2, 2019 Re: Innovation Minister ignores competition policy at Canada’s peril In February, the federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) released a report that aims to lay out Canada’s plan for addressing “areas of weakness along the innovation continuum” through “building innovation ecosystems, […] 
From: Konrad W. von Finckenstein To: The Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Date: March 6, 2019 Re: “Direction to CRTC re Competition ” Your government is to be commended for issuing its recent draft Direction to the CRTC concerning Implementing the Canadian Telecommunications Policy Objectives to Promote Competition, Affordability, Consumer Interests and Innovation. […] 
To: The Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance From: William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin Date: February 12, 2019 Re: Moving Forward with Regulatory Reform The C.D. Howe Institute’s Shadow Federal Budget for 2019 was released last week. Its focus is on ensuring the competitiveness and dynamism of the Canadian economy in the near and medium-term, setting the stage for a […]