Benjamin Dachis – The Role for the Infrastructure Bank
From: Benjamin Dachis To: Jim Leech, Special Advisor on the Canada Infrastructure Bank Date: March 31, 2017 Re: The Role for the Infrastructure Bank With the government’s budget planning to expedite the creation of the infrastructure bank you need to set up, it’s now time to turn principles into practice. Here’s how you can get the […] Financing Canada’s Top 100 Infrastructure Projects
Canadian governments are on the verge of the largest infrastructure spending increases in decades. The challenge for policymakers at all levels of governments is to decide whether they should seek more private funding. In this edition of Graphic Intelligence, we drill down on the largest 100 infrastructure projects in Canada in 2016. Each rectangle in […]New and Improved: How to Bring Institutional Investment into Public Infrastructure
Ottawa should encourage widespread investment in existing and new infrastructure by institutional investors, such as pension plans and insurers, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “New and Improved: How to Bring Institutional Investment into Public Infrastructure,” author Benjamin Dachis provides Ottawa’s new infrastructure bank with a blueprint for opening up […] Ben Dachis on BNN: Let private investors build public infrastructure
Ben Dachis, associate director of research at C.D. Howe, talks about a new report calling for Ottawa to let private investors fund public infrastructure.
Dachis and Thivierge – Following the Australian Airport Model Can Cut Fees for Travellers
From: Benjamin Dachis and Vincent Thivierge To: The Hon. Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport Date: March 24, 2017 Re: Following the Australian Airport Model Can Cut Fees for Travellers There’s been much talk about whether the government should sell some of its ownership stake in Canada’s major airports. The fiscal benefits of more money to […] Benjamin Dachis – Re-Heat Tolls Plan to Make HOT Lanes
From: Benjamin Dachis To: John Tory, Mayor of Toronto CC: Toronto City Council Date: March 1, 2017 Re: Re-Heat Tolls Plan to Make HOT Lanes Tolling the Gardiner and Don Valley Expressways was a good idea. But, the Premier rejected the idea and said that she wanted commuters to have affordable options to tolls. Now […] Steven Robins – Airports for Sale?
From: Steven Robins To: The Hon. Marc Garneau, Minister of Transportation CC: The Hon. Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance Date: February 23, 2017 Re: Airports for Sale? The federal government’s Fall Fiscal Update planned $186 billion in infrastructure spending. The question is how to pay for it. If Ottawa sold its eight major airports, it […]A Better Flight Path: How Ottawa can Cash In on Airports and Benefit Travellers
The C.D. Howe Institute is embarking on a series of publications on Canada’s infrastructure policies, including electricity, airports, water, and an infrastructure bank. Below is a timely first look at airports. Ottawa should sell its stakes in Canada’s major airports to better serve travellers and raise cash, according to a new report from the C.D. […] Bert Clark – What Should Your Infrastructure Bank Look Like (Part 2)
From: Bert Clark To: The Hon. Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Date: February 3, 2017 Re: What Should Your Infrastructure Bank Look Like (Part 2) In recent years, a consensus across political parties and levels of government has emerged around the need for major investments in public infrastructure. The recently announced Canadian infrastructure […]Bert Clark – What Should Your Infrastructure Bank Look Like (Part 1)
From: Bert Clark To: The Hon. Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Date: February 3, 2017 Re: What Should Your Infrastructure Bank Look Like (Part 1) The Federal Government has recently indicated an interest in playing a major role in the renewal of Canada’s infrastructure, including through a new Canadian Infrastructure Bank. The details of the […]Toronto’s Economy Will Pay The Toll For Wynne’s ‘No’: Globe And Mail Op-ed
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced on Friday that she will not allow the City of Toronto to proceed with road tolls. I’ll leave the politics of this decision to others, but the economic consequences of the decision will be more congestion and myriad problems for cities reliant on unsustainable provincial grants.
How did we get here? About a decade ago, the province granted the City of Toronto – and only Toronto – the power to levy tolls on roads it operates, among other new tax powers. There was a catch, however: The province retained the final say by having to pass a regulation allowing such a road toll. In December, Toronto City Council voted in favour of asking the province to allow Toronto to place…
Ben Dachis on BNN: pipeline decisions now ‘divorced’ from carbon emissions
C.D. Howe Institute’s Ben Dachis joins BNN to discuss the policy approach to pipeline approvals and why he thinks it’s important to note that carbon emissions have now been “divorced” from pipeline decisions.