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.
The Time for Tolls is Now, but Toronto Must Get it Right: Globe and Mail Op-Ed
Putting a toll on Toronto’s expressways may be the biggest policy idea of the year – perhaps the decade – in Toronto. If the city approves the plan and gets the design of the toll right, it will mean lower property taxes and reduced traffic congestion.
Mayor John Tory announced on Thursday he will support the introduction of tolls on the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway, the two major expressways into the downtown core. It is now up to City Council to decide whether to support him. Here is why they should.
The toll will not be double taxation. Far from it. Gas taxes, vehicle licences and other revenues from drivers have covered less than 70 per cent of roadway expenses across Canada since 2008…
David Dodge – Canada’s Infrastructure Bank Done Right
From: David Dodge To: The Minister of Finance Date: November 3, 2016 Re: Canada’s Infrastructure Bank Done Right Congratulations on establishing the Canadian Infrastructure Bank which, based on evidence, will advise, design and negotiate revenue generating projects as well as using innovative tools to invest in and attract private support for projects of national and […] Alex Laurin on BNN: infrastructure bank a great way to attract private capital
Alex Laurin, Institute Director of Research, discusses his reaction to the latest fiscal update from Finance Minister Bill Morneau.