From: Edward Glaeser To: Canadians concerned about housing prices Date: March 4, 2020 Re: Solving the Housing Price Crisis, Part II The regulations and structures around housing markets are essentially rigged against the millennial generation trying to break in to the market. They protect existing homeowners against both the nuisance of new construction, any potential negative side effects of […]
From: Robert Siddall To: Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance Date: February 10, 2020 Re: Assessing Climate Change Impacts on P3s Public-private partnerships succeed when both parties can adequately identify and quantify risks and then effectively allocate them to the party best suited to manage these risks. Climate change will affect […]
Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff tells Michael Hainsworth he’s optimistic the delayed decision on a 21st century “city within a city” will be a green light, discusses the data privacy issues with the Toronto Quayside plan, and outlines some of the advances the company has researched in sustainable and affordable housing.
New year, new opportunity. 2020 will be the Federal Government’s first real opportunity to build on the platforms of the October 2019 election. Queen’s University adjunct professor Don Drummond and the Institute’s Ben Dachis look ahead to the first full year of governing the new minority government.
From: Michael Fenn To: Canadians concerned about infrastructure Date: December 18, 2019 Re: Assessing Ottawa’s new Infrastructure Mandate Mandate letters arrived for federal ministers last week; 36 lists of New Year’s resolutions. Let’s examine how the letter received by new Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna aligns with the challenges she – and Canada – face. It contains 16 […]
To: The Incoming Federal Government Date: October 21, 2019 From: Benjamin Dachis Re: Mandate letters to the incoming Canadian government Today, Canadians go to the polls to elect the 43rd Parliament. The shape of the next government is uncertain. But no matter the outcome, improving the living standards of Canadians should be at the forefront of the government’s agenda. This […]
As Canada forms its next government, the Prime Minister’s Office will be preparing ministerial mandate letters. In this special Intelligence Memo series, policy experts highlight key challenges and priorities in each minister’s portfolio. From: Daniel Schwanen To: The incoming Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism Date: November 15, 2019 Cultural activities are central to Canadians’ well-being, prosperity […]
Canada punches above its weight in Artificial Intelligence research, but investment is down. Deloitte Canada’s Shelby Austin and Uber’s Inmar Givoni join Michael Hainsworth on this episode to talk about the advantages of “buying Canada” and the challenges of future government support.
As Canada forms its next government, the Prime Minister’s Office will be preparing ministerial mandate letters. In this special Intelligence Memo series, policy experts highlight key challenges and priorities in each minister’s portfolio. To: The incoming Ministers of Transport and Infrastructure From: Benjamin Dachis Date: November 1, 2019 As you embark on the start of your terms as […]
As Canada forms its next government, the Prime Minister’s Office will be preparing ministerial mandate letters. In this special Intelligence Memo series, policy experts highlight key challenges and priorities in each minister’s portfolio. From: Donald Drummond To: The incoming Ministers of Crown‑Indigenous Relations and Indigenous Services Date: October 25, 2019 As you embark as Ministers […]
To: Canada’s City Councillors and Managers From: William B.P. Robson Date: September 20, 2019 Re: Does Accounting Drive Budget Decisions? The Strange Case of the Toronto Subway “Upload” Should Canadian cities budget using the same accounting they use in their financial statements? In particular, should they amortize capital – recording expenses related to capital investments […]
From: William B.P. Robson To: Toronto transit planners Date: July 25, 2019 Re: LRT Financing a Feature of Sidewalk Labs’ Plan Toronto Should Embrace The Draft Master Innovation and Development Plan released by Sidewalk Labs in late June could breathe life into Toronto’s comatose plans for a light rail line to the city’s eastern waterfront. Waterfront Toronto’s 2017 […]
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From: Edward Glaeser To: Canadians concerned about housing prices Date: March 4, 2020 Re: Solving the Housing Price Crisis, Part II The regulations and structures around housing markets are essentially rigged against the millennial generation trying to break in to the market. They protect existing homeowners against both the nuisance of new construction, any potential negative side effects of […] 
From: Robert Siddall To: Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance Date: February 10, 2020 Re: Assessing Climate Change Impacts on P3s Public-private partnerships succeed when both parties can adequately identify and quantify risks and then effectively allocate them to the party best suited to manage these risks. Climate change will affect […] 
Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff tells Michael Hainsworth he’s optimistic the delayed decision on a 21st century “city within a city” will be a green light, discusses the data privacy issues with the Toronto Quayside plan, and outlines some of the advances the company has researched in sustainable and affordable housing. 
New year, new opportunity. 2020 will be the Federal Government’s first real opportunity to build on the platforms of the October 2019 election. Queen’s University adjunct professor Don Drummond and the Institute’s Ben Dachis look ahead to the first full year of governing the new minority government. 
From: Michael Fenn To: Canadians concerned about infrastructure Date: December 18, 2019 Re: Assessing Ottawa’s new Infrastructure Mandate Mandate letters arrived for federal ministers last week; 36 lists of New Year’s resolutions. Let’s examine how the letter received by new Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna aligns with the challenges she – and Canada – face. It contains 16 […] 
To: The Incoming Federal Government Date: October 21, 2019 From: Benjamin Dachis Re: Mandate letters to the incoming Canadian government Today, Canadians go to the polls to elect the 43rd Parliament. The shape of the next government is uncertain. But no matter the outcome, improving the living standards of Canadians should be at the forefront of the government’s agenda. This […] 
As Canada forms its next government, the Prime Minister’s Office will be preparing ministerial mandate letters. In this special Intelligence Memo series, policy experts highlight key challenges and priorities in each minister’s portfolio. From: Daniel Schwanen To: The incoming Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism Date: November 15, 2019 Cultural activities are central to Canadians’ well-being, prosperity […] 
Canada punches above its weight in Artificial Intelligence research, but investment is down. Deloitte Canada’s Shelby Austin and Uber’s Inmar Givoni join Michael Hainsworth on this episode to talk about the advantages of “buying Canada” and the challenges of future government support. 
As Canada forms its next government, the Prime Minister’s Office will be preparing ministerial mandate letters. In this special Intelligence Memo series, policy experts highlight key challenges and priorities in each minister’s portfolio. To: The incoming Ministers of Transport and Infrastructure From: Benjamin Dachis Date: November 1, 2019 As you embark on the start of your terms as […] 
As Canada forms its next government, the Prime Minister’s Office will be preparing ministerial mandate letters. In this special Intelligence Memo series, policy experts highlight key challenges and priorities in each minister’s portfolio. From: Donald Drummond To: The incoming Ministers of Crown‑Indigenous Relations and Indigenous Services Date: October 25, 2019 As you embark as Ministers […] 
To: Canada’s City Councillors and Managers From: William B.P. Robson Date: September 20, 2019 Re: Does Accounting Drive Budget Decisions? The Strange Case of the Toronto Subway “Upload” Should Canadian cities budget using the same accounting they use in their financial statements? In particular, should they amortize capital – recording expenses related to capital investments […] 
From: William B.P. Robson To: Toronto transit planners Date: July 25, 2019 Re: LRT Financing a Feature of Sidewalk Labs’ Plan Toronto Should Embrace The Draft Master Innovation and Development Plan released by Sidewalk Labs in late June could breathe life into Toronto’s comatose plans for a light rail line to the city’s eastern waterfront. Waterfront Toronto’s 2017 […]