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.
Grant Bishop – Innovation Minister Ignores Competition Policy At Canada’s Peril
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, […] William B.P. Robson – You Need Better Tools to Compete
To: Canadian Workers From: William B.P. Robson Date: March 11, 2019 Re: You Need Better Tools to Compete For economists and traders, Statistics Canada’s release of data on gross domestic product earlier this month is already old news. GDP barely rose – 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018. So the Bank of Canada would not hike the […] Entrepreneurial Finance and Economic Growth: A Canadian Overview
The competitiveness of Canadian firms is being hampered by tax policies that discriminate against and penalize companies as they seek equity to fuel growth, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Entrepreneurial Finance and Economic Growth: A Canadian Overview,” author Pierre Lortie examines the dynamics of Canadian private and public equity capital […] S1 E2 – Developing Canadian Innovation – Featuring The Honourable Navdeep Bains
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, recently paid a visit to the Institute to outline how Canada can better develop innovators. Following his speech, he sat down with Michael to discuss how Canada can continue to build its reputation as a global innovation leader. You can also listen to listen our episodes on the following platforms: […] Robson, Laurin – Tax Relief for the 2019 Federal Budget
To: The Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance From: William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin Date: February 11, 2019 Re: Tax Relief for the 2019 Federal Budget The C.D. Howe Institute’s Shadow Federal Budget for 2019 last week aims to enhance Canada’s competitiveness and dynamism, while setting the stage for a return to surpluses during the next Parliament. Today we examine […] Less Debt, More Growth: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2019
February 7 – Ottawa should spur growth through better tax competitiveness and get back into the black by curbing overspending, says the C.D. Howe Institute’s annual Shadow Federal Budget. In “Less Debt, More Growth: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2019”, authors William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin show Ottawa could balance its budget in 2023/24 […] Janet Ecker – The Regent Debate: Is Canada Facing an Existential Crisis in Competitiveness?
C.D. Howe Institute’s second Regent Debate took place last month. Four prominent voices sparred over the following question: Is Canada Facing an Existential Crisis in Competitiveness? Today: the case against from former Ontario finance minister Janet Ecker. I would like to start with a question: What do the following companies have in common? Arnie Fender […] Brad Duguid – The Regent Debate: Is Canada Facing an Existential Crisis in Competitiveness?
OK, let me start off by saying, I admire and respect all of my former political colleagues on the panel here today. I knew Dwight and Joe when they were positive, optimistic finance ministers. What happened to you guys? I hope that political retirement doesn’t have the same impact on me. Look, we know there […]Grant Bishop – Foreign Investment Would Benefit from the End of Net Benefit
Federal budgets are an annual rite of spring in Ottawa, as is the deluge of advice to the Department of Finance. But budget-making is a yearlong process, and the work is now in progress. Accordingly, the C.D. Howe Institute is presenting a series of Intelligence Memos in the next few weeks, outlining recommendations that we […] Bill Robson on BNN – Double whammy for Canada
In anticipation for Finance Minister Morneau’s fall fiscal update, Bill Robson, president and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, joins BNN Bloomberg to talk about Canada’s competitiveness. He says Canada is a “great place to start a business, but terrible to scale.”
Tooling Up: Canada Needs More Robust Capital Investment
Weak business investment is a threat to Canada’s future prosperity, according to a new report published by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Tooling up: Canada Needs More Robust Capital Investment,” authors William B.P. Robson, Jeremy Kronick, and Jacob Kim find business investment in Canada has slipped badly relative to the United States and other countries […]