Can Public Infrastructure Banks Solve Market Failures and Catalyze Private Investment?
From: Sebastien BetermierTo: Economy observersDate: March 5, 2025Re: Can Public Infrastructure Banks Solve Market Failures and Catalyze Private Investment? Large-scale public and private infrastructure investments are required to meet a wide range of Canada’s current needs. For example, new transport systems, water and wastewater infrastructure are needed to resolve our housing shortage. Challenges to Canadian […] Where the Puck is Going
From: Paul JenkinsTo: Economic policymakersDate: February 7, 2025Re: Where the puck is going Many believe we are living through one of the most revolutionary ages in history. The world has lived through many revolutions: the scientific revolution, the age of enlightenment; the French Revolution, and of course the industrial revolution – all accompanied by dramatic […] Ryan Manucha on CBC News: Tariff Threats and Inter-provincial Trade Barriers
C.D. Howe Institute Research Fellow Ryan Manucha speaks to Andrew Nichols of CBC News about how President Donald Trump’s threats to levy high tariffs on Canadian goods has brought renewed attention to the trade barriers between provinces that hinder Canada’s economic growth. The Timidity of Ottawa’s Research Funding Changes
“On balance, Ottawa’s latest reform of SR&ED is timid. Fortunately, this timidity did not extend to implementing a special low tax rate on income from intellectual property.” Will Trump End US Green Investments? And How Should Canada Respond?
From: Glen HodgsonTo: Trump watchersDate: January 14, 2025Re: Will Trump End US Green Investments? And How Should Canada Respond? Donald Trump will soon be the next US President. And his tariff and border threats dominate the Canadian policy agenda. Meanwhile, a host of other US economic policies have significant implications for Canada. Energy transition policies are […] Intelligence Memos: 2024 in Review
To: Our Faithful Readers Date: January 2, 2025 Re: Intelligence Memos: 2024 in Review Intelligence memos are a key way C.D. Howe Institute researchers share their insights about current events. And 2024 had no shortage of material: Canada’s healthcare struggles, housing affordability, the Bank of Canada’s inflation fight, a host of questionable fiscal policies from Ottawa and the […] The 2024 Year in Review
With 2024 almost behind us, Michael Hainsworth shares some of the CDHI podcast’s most fascinating interviews and policy conversations during the course of a tumultuous year. Featuring: Wilbur Ross, Conrad Black, Martha Hall Findlay, John Baird, John Manley, Jason Kenney, John Tory, Mitzie Hunter, Rosalie Wyonch, Jane Philpott, Michelle Alexopoulos, Jeremy Kronick, Heather Evans, A.J. […] Graph of the Week: Business Investment Per Worker Falls 23 Percent Below 2014 Peak
Business investment is essential to productivity, wages and Canadians’ living standards. Alarmingly, investment has lagged growth in the workforce for a decade. Another fall in the third quarter of 2024 left real investment per available worker 23 percent below its 2014 peak. A two-month GST “holiday” is the latest example of fiscal policies that boost […] Public Sector Employment Balloons Compared to Private Sector
Between 2019 and 2023, Canada’s public sector employment grew at more than twice the rate of the private sector, increasing by 13 percent compared to just 5.9 percent. This shift added around half a million public sector jobs, with public administration as the largest contributor, raising the public sector’s share of total employment from 19.7 […] Charles Eagan – A Path to Trusted AI
From: Charles EaganTo: AI observersDate: November 11, 2024 Re: A Path to Trusted AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) has infiltrated our lives for decades, but since the public launch of ChatGPT showcasing generative AI in 2022, society has faced unprecedented technological evolution. With digital technology already a constant part of our lives, AI has the potential to […] Lawrence Herman – Behold dairy lobby’s power, as Bloc holds Liberals hostage over supply management
Published in the Globe and Mail.
There’s something wrong when a narrow interest group can dominate Canadian trade policy. That’s exactly what has happened in the case of the dairy industry, pushing its protectionist agenda on Canadians, not only in getting an ill-considered and self-serving piece of legislation to sail through the House of Commons but in having the Bloc Québécois make final enactment of Bill C-282 a red line for supporting the minority Trudeau government.
Bill C-282 is a Bloc private member’s bill that would exempt the supply managed dairy sector (as well as poultry and eggs) from all future trade negotiations. Even though the bill has already passed the House and is now in the Senate, Bloc Leader Yves-…
Graph of the Week: Canadian AI VC Investments Surpass $12.5B, Led by Finance, IT, and Business Services
Graph of the Week is a new series from the C.D. Howe Institute’s Graphic Intelligence that presents valuable and easily digestible data. Each Monday we unveil one new captivating chart or graph with interesting insights, explaining it in two-to-three sentences. Dive into the data with us.Over the past six years, more than US$12.5 billion in […]