From: Marc Desormeaux To: Ontario budget watchers Date: October 5, 2026 Re: Five Takeaways from the 2025/26 Public Accounts Last month’s annual public accounts release provides much insight into the future, as it officially closed Ontario’s books for 2025/26. A close look at the numbers reveals a mixed picture about the state of provincial finances. […]
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: Lennie Kaplan To: Alberta referendum watchers Date: September 24, 2026 Re: How to Divide the National Debt if Alberta Wants Out: Two Scenarios This Memo is part of a series the C.D. Howe Institute is presenting to better inform the public about the policy issues and complexities of the potential separation of Alberta, and its consequences on […]
To: Concerned Canadians From: Jeremy M. Kronick and Kate Koplovich Date: September 14, 2026 Re: Introducing an Alberta Referendum Series: From Talking Points to Realities Canada is at a pivotal moment in its history. We are repositioning ourselves as a country open to investment. But we do so alongside headwinds. Trade uncertainty with our largest […]
Published in The Globe and Mail 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 shareholders (beyond the amount they invested) to other stakeholders. Insofar as […]
From: Lennie Kaplan To: Alberta transparency watchers Date: August 17, 2026 Re: Province’s Delayed Annual Report: Another Blow to Fiscal Accountability The decision to delay the release of Alberta’s 2025/26 annual report and audited financial statements until as late as September 30th continues a disturbing trend by the current government to erode the high standards of fiscal […]
To: Immigration and healthcare watchers From: Tingting Zhang Date: August 10, 2026 Re: Faster Processing, Not Co-payments, Needed to Put a Lid on Refugee Healthcare Costs The public cost of providing health coverage for asylum seekers and refugees has more than quadrupled over the past five years. The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) will spend […]
Overview by John Lester and Benoît Robidoux Drawing on presentations and discussion at the C.D. Howe Institute’s 2026 Workshop on Strengthening the Federal Evaluation Function, this Conference Report examines why the federal evaluation function produces too little usable evidence to inform expenditure management. It combines the workshop proceedings with additional analysis and recommendations from the […]
6 août 2026 – Alors que le Canada accroît ses dépenses en matière de défense et d’infrastructures, les décideurs fédéraux subissent des pressions croissantes pour prendre des décisions difficiles concernant d’autres postes de dépenses publiques. Or, le système d’évaluation d’Ottawa fournit trop peu de données probantes pour déterminer quels programmes offrent la plus grande valeur aux Canadiens, selon […]
August 6, 2026 – As Canada ramps up defence and infrastructure spending, federal policymakers are facing growing pressure to make difficult decisions about other areas of government spending. Yet Ottawa’s evaluation system provides too little evidence to identify which programs deliver the greatest value for Canadians, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In […]
From: Colin Busby and Nick Dahir To: Canadian economic observers Date: July 21, 2026 Re: The NATO Pledge Will Transform Federal Finances – Show Us How A rear-view glance to this month’s NATO summit should prompt a concentrated stare to the future, asking how Canada plans to achieve its commitment to spend 5 percent of GDP on defence […]
From: Marcel Saulnier To: Healthcare observers Date: July 17, 2026 Re: Five Reasons Why Mark Carney Needs to Care About Healthcare The Carney government has moved quickly since taking office, tackling everything from trade diversification to industrial strategy. Yet one area where the Prime Minister has been noticeably silent is health care. That is understandable to a point. Canada is […]
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From: Marc Desormeaux To: Ontario budget watchers Date: October 5, 2026 Re: Five Takeaways from the 2025/26 Public Accounts Last month’s annual public accounts release provides much insight into the future, as it officially closed Ontario’s books for 2025/26. A close look at the numbers reveals a mixed picture about the state of provincial finances. […] 
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: Lennie Kaplan To: Alberta referendum watchers Date: September 24, 2026 Re: How to Divide the National Debt if Alberta Wants Out: Two Scenarios This Memo is part of a series the C.D. Howe Institute is presenting to better inform the public about the policy issues and complexities of the potential separation of Alberta, and its consequences on […] 
To: Concerned Canadians From: Jeremy M. Kronick and Kate Koplovich Date: September 14, 2026 Re: Introducing an Alberta Referendum Series: From Talking Points to Realities Canada is at a pivotal moment in its history. We are repositioning ourselves as a country open to investment. But we do so alongside headwinds. Trade uncertainty with our largest […] 
Published in The Globe and Mail 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 shareholders (beyond the amount they invested) to other stakeholders. Insofar as […] 
From: Lennie Kaplan To: Alberta transparency watchers Date: August 17, 2026 Re: Province’s Delayed Annual Report: Another Blow to Fiscal Accountability The decision to delay the release of Alberta’s 2025/26 annual report and audited financial statements until as late as September 30th continues a disturbing trend by the current government to erode the high standards of fiscal […] 
To: Immigration and healthcare watchers From: Tingting Zhang Date: August 10, 2026 Re: Faster Processing, Not Co-payments, Needed to Put a Lid on Refugee Healthcare Costs The public cost of providing health coverage for asylum seekers and refugees has more than quadrupled over the past five years. The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) will spend […] 
Overview by John Lester and Benoît Robidoux Drawing on presentations and discussion at the C.D. Howe Institute’s 2026 Workshop on Strengthening the Federal Evaluation Function, this Conference Report examines why the federal evaluation function produces too little usable evidence to inform expenditure management. It combines the workshop proceedings with additional analysis and recommendations from the […] 
From: Colin Busby and Nick Dahir To: Canadian economic observers Date: July 21, 2026 Re: The NATO Pledge Will Transform Federal Finances – Show Us How A rear-view glance to this month’s NATO summit should prompt a concentrated stare to the future, asking how Canada plans to achieve its commitment to spend 5 percent of GDP on defence […] 
From: Marcel Saulnier To: Healthcare observers Date: July 17, 2026 Re: Five Reasons Why Mark Carney Needs to Care About Healthcare The Carney government has moved quickly since taking office, tackling everything from trade diversification to industrial strategy. Yet one area where the Prime Minister has been noticeably silent is health care. That is understandable to a point. Canada is […]