Public debt charges are what the government spends to pay the interest on its outstanding debt. After a 30-year decline from their 1990s highs, federal public debt charges as a share of GDP are now on the rise. With an election looming and the customary costly spending promises from all parties, it will be interesting […]
From: Colin Busby To: Investment watchers Date: October 17, 2024 Re: Bill C-59: Is Canada Setting Back Sustainable Investment Opportunities for Green Investors and Pension Funds? Canadian policymakers aim to attract more investment, especially from large international and domestic pension funds. These investors pursue opportunities globally, and competition is fierce. They seek the best returns that consider various risks, […]
From: Michael WernickTo: Public service observers Date: October 16, 2024 Re: Unlocking Productivity in the Public Sector: Focusing on Internal Services It is difficult to have a wide-ranging, national conversation about having a more productive economy without touching upon the public sector’s role and its efficiency. We should delve deeper than fiscal analyses of costs, assets, and […]
From: Bob Baldwin To: Pension watchers Date: October 11, 2024 Re: Pension Bill Paralysis Provides Useful Chance for Broader Thinking With the members of the government, and notably all cabinet members, voting against Bill C-319, the Bloc bill to increase Old-age Security (OAS) benefits by 10 percent to those aged 65 to 74, it appears to be fully stalled […]
From: Chris BonnettTo: Pharmacare WatchersDate: October 9, 2024Re: Ignore the Siren Call of Making Pharmacare Single-Payer As Bill C-64 moves through Parliament, there are voices calling for amendments to ensure the fledgling pharmacare program adheres to the recommendation from the National Advisory Council on the Implementation of Pharmacare that it be a publicly funded single-payer […]
From: John Manley and Martha Hall Findlay To: Concerned Canadians Date: October 8, 2024 Re: Trouble from Trump II: Let Us Count the Ways It is critical for Canadians to have a conversation now about the prospect of a second Trump presidency. While the decisions of any US president reverberate in Canada, Trump’s worldview and governing style could wreak havoc […]
To: Canadians Concerned About Federal Spending From: John Lester Date: October 7, 2024 Re: ‘Pay-as-You-Go’ is a Far Better Policy than ‘Axe the Tax’ Pierre Poilievre has a slogan for fixing the budget: “Pay as you go.” It’s less catchy than “axe the tax,” but more likely to make Canadians better off. The Conservatives are pledging to balance the […]
From: John Stapleton To: Anti-poverty observers Date: October 4, 2024 Re: There are Better Ways to Spend $3 Billion on Seniors than Boosting OAS The Bloc Québécois push to expand Old Age Security payments to younger seniors has dominated much of the policy discussion in the House of Commons. Bill C-319 would increase OAS to 65–74-year-olds by 10 percent […]
From: Brian LewisTo: Ontario poverty watchersDate: October 3, 2024 Re: Fully Indexing Ontario Social Assistance is Long Overdue October 1 was the six-year anniversary of the last inflation adjustment for Ontario’s social assistance payments. Their real value has steadily eroded ever since, made worse by inflation’s recent return. This leaves Ontario’s most financially vulnerable citizens in […]
From: Duncan MunnTo: Canadian FederalistsDate: October 1, 2024Re: Referendum Alert: It’s Time for Federalists to Saddle Up Again As if productivity, growth, housing and health care weren’t challenges enough for Canada, an old threat is quietly re-emerging: Quebec separatism. The Parti Québécois (PQ), headed for government, is promising another referendum. The gathering storm demands attention. […]
From: David Jones To: François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry of Canada Date: September 27, 2024 Re: There’s Method to the Dynamic Pricing Madness Earlier this month, in response to huge demand, ticket prices surged for the 1990s Britpop band Oasis’s long-awaited reunion tour across Britain and Ireland. Dynamic pricing –allowing prices to […]
From: Parisa Mahboubi and William B.P. RobsonTo: Canadians, young and oldDate: September 26, 2024Re: Demography is Destiny, and Canada’s Picture Isn’t Pretty Canada is facing a demographic shift that will put immense strain on our healthcare system and public finances. We currently have about three working-age (18-64) adults for every senior (65+). By 2067, we […]
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Public debt charges are what the government spends to pay the interest on its outstanding debt. After a 30-year decline from their 1990s highs, federal public debt charges as a share of GDP are now on the rise. With an election looming and the customary costly spending promises from all parties, it will be interesting […] 
From: Colin Busby To: Investment watchers Date: October 17, 2024 Re: Bill C-59: Is Canada Setting Back Sustainable Investment Opportunities for Green Investors and Pension Funds? Canadian policymakers aim to attract more investment, especially from large international and domestic pension funds. These investors pursue opportunities globally, and competition is fierce. They seek the best returns that consider various risks, […] 
From: Michael WernickTo: Public service observers Date: October 16, 2024 Re: Unlocking Productivity in the Public Sector: Focusing on Internal Services It is difficult to have a wide-ranging, national conversation about having a more productive economy without touching upon the public sector’s role and its efficiency. We should delve deeper than fiscal analyses of costs, assets, and […] 
From: Bob Baldwin To: Pension watchers Date: October 11, 2024 Re: Pension Bill Paralysis Provides Useful Chance for Broader Thinking With the members of the government, and notably all cabinet members, voting against Bill C-319, the Bloc bill to increase Old-age Security (OAS) benefits by 10 percent to those aged 65 to 74, it appears to be fully stalled […] 
From: Chris BonnettTo: Pharmacare WatchersDate: October 9, 2024Re: Ignore the Siren Call of Making Pharmacare Single-Payer As Bill C-64 moves through Parliament, there are voices calling for amendments to ensure the fledgling pharmacare program adheres to the recommendation from the National Advisory Council on the Implementation of Pharmacare that it be a publicly funded single-payer […] 
From: John Manley and Martha Hall Findlay To: Concerned Canadians Date: October 8, 2024 Re: Trouble from Trump II: Let Us Count the Ways It is critical for Canadians to have a conversation now about the prospect of a second Trump presidency. While the decisions of any US president reverberate in Canada, Trump’s worldview and governing style could wreak havoc […] 
To: Canadians Concerned About Federal Spending From: John Lester Date: October 7, 2024 Re: ‘Pay-as-You-Go’ is a Far Better Policy than ‘Axe the Tax’ Pierre Poilievre has a slogan for fixing the budget: “Pay as you go.” It’s less catchy than “axe the tax,” but more likely to make Canadians better off. The Conservatives are pledging to balance the […] 
From: John Stapleton To: Anti-poverty observers Date: October 4, 2024 Re: There are Better Ways to Spend $3 Billion on Seniors than Boosting OAS The Bloc Québécois push to expand Old Age Security payments to younger seniors has dominated much of the policy discussion in the House of Commons. Bill C-319 would increase OAS to 65–74-year-olds by 10 percent […] 
From: Brian LewisTo: Ontario poverty watchersDate: October 3, 2024 Re: Fully Indexing Ontario Social Assistance is Long Overdue October 1 was the six-year anniversary of the last inflation adjustment for Ontario’s social assistance payments. Their real value has steadily eroded ever since, made worse by inflation’s recent return. This leaves Ontario’s most financially vulnerable citizens in […] 
From: Duncan MunnTo: Canadian FederalistsDate: October 1, 2024Re: Referendum Alert: It’s Time for Federalists to Saddle Up Again As if productivity, growth, housing and health care weren’t challenges enough for Canada, an old threat is quietly re-emerging: Quebec separatism. The Parti Québécois (PQ), headed for government, is promising another referendum. The gathering storm demands attention. […] 
From: David Jones To: François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry of Canada Date: September 27, 2024 Re: There’s Method to the Dynamic Pricing Madness Earlier this month, in response to huge demand, ticket prices surged for the 1990s Britpop band Oasis’s long-awaited reunion tour across Britain and Ireland. Dynamic pricing –allowing prices to […] 
From: Parisa Mahboubi and William B.P. RobsonTo: Canadians, young and oldDate: September 26, 2024Re: Demography is Destiny, and Canada’s Picture Isn’t Pretty Canada is facing a demographic shift that will put immense strain on our healthcare system and public finances. We currently have about three working-age (18-64) adults for every senior (65+). By 2067, we […]