Balancing Canada’s Population Growth and Ageing Through Immigration Policy Canada faces twin demographic pressures: an ageing population and rapid population growth driven by immigration. The report argues that immigration levels must strike a careful balance – sufficient to offset some effects of low fertility and an ageing workforce, but not so high as to outpace […]
May 1, 2025 – Canada cannot rely on immigration alone to address the challenges posed by its ageing population and relentless decline in fertility rates, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. Without a broader population strategy, rising immigration could fuel rapid growth while straining housing, healthcare, and infrastructure — without fully […]
To: Canada’s New GovernmentFrom: Blake C. Goldring Date: April 29, 2025Re: Here’s How to Fix the Military’s Recruitment and Retention Crisis Our country’s largest airbase, CFB Trenton, has lead in its water. This sprawling base, on the shores of Ontario’s Bay of Quinte between the communities of Brighton and Belleville, is home to 8 Wing, and the hub […]
This piece was published in The Globe and Mail. Our country’s largest airbase, CFB Trenton, has lead in its water. This sprawling base, on the shores of Ontario’s Bay of Quinte between the communities of Brighton and Belleville, is home to 8 Wing, and the hub of Canadian Air Force air-mobility operations in Canada. The […]
From: Catherine BeaudryTo: Concerned Canadians Date: April 3, 2025Re: Let’s Not Let This Crisis Go to Waste Faced with people who constantly threaten others, my father used to say: bien faire et laisser braire, which literally translates as “do a good job and let them bray.” Wartime Britain’s “keep calm and carry on,” now so popular, is another version. […]
From: Lindsay Jones and Judy DezellTo: Municipal infrastructure observersDate: March 7, 2025Re: How to Fund Municipal Water/Wastewater Infrastructure? With international news stories in a daily spin cycle, the everyday issues that dominated the headlines in the last year – like housing and the cost of living – haven’t gone away. Housing supply, we know, is insufficient. […]
From: Sebastien BetermierTo: Economy observersDate: March 5, 2025Re: Can Public Infrastructure Banks Solve Market Failures and Catalyze Private Investment? Large-scale public and private infrastructure investments are required to meet a wide range of Canada’s current needs. For example, new transport systems, water and wastewater infrastructure are needed to resolve our housing shortage. Challenges to Canadian […]
From: David Jones and Tasnim Fariha To: Canadian railway observers Date: February 28, 2025Re: Let’s Keep Politics Out of High-Speed Rail Canada’s plans for faster, more frequent rail services in the Toronto-Quebec City corridor finally got the green light last week, as the federal government announced the private consortium selected to develop the long-awaited line. […]
21 février 2025 – Une liaison ferroviaire dédiée au transport de passagers à haute fréquence ou à grande vitesse dans le corridor Toronto-Québec pourrait générer entre 11 et 27 milliards de dollars de bénéfices cumulés sur une période de 60 ans, selon un nouveau rapport du C.D. Institut Howe. Dans leur rapport « Tout le […]
L’étude en bref Cette étude estime les avantages économiques d’une nouvelle liaison ferroviaire réservée aux passagers dans le corridor Toronto–Québec, avec ou sans capacités de grande vitesse. Cumulativement, en termes de valeur actualisée sur 60 ans, nous estimons des avantages économiques se chiffrant entre 11 et 17 milliards de dollars dans les scénarios de train […]
Study in Brief This study estimates the economic benefits of a new, dedicated passenger rail link in the Toronto-Québec City corridor, either with or without high-speed capabilities. Cumulatively, in present value terms over 60 years, economic benefits are estimated to be $11-$17 billion under our modelled conventional rail scenarios, and $15-$27 billion under high-speed rail […]
February 21, 2025 – A dedicated high-frequency or high-speed passenger rail link in the Toronto–Québec City corridor could deliver between $11 billion and $27 billion in cumulative benefits over 60 years, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “All Aboard: The Benefits of Faster, More Frequent Passenger Trains between Ontario and […]
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Balancing Canada’s Population Growth and Ageing Through Immigration Policy Canada faces twin demographic pressures: an ageing population and rapid population growth driven by immigration. The report argues that immigration levels must strike a careful balance – sufficient to offset some effects of low fertility and an ageing workforce, but not so high as to outpace […] 
To: Canada’s New GovernmentFrom: Blake C. Goldring Date: April 29, 2025Re: Here’s How to Fix the Military’s Recruitment and Retention Crisis Our country’s largest airbase, CFB Trenton, has lead in its water. This sprawling base, on the shores of Ontario’s Bay of Quinte between the communities of Brighton and Belleville, is home to 8 Wing, and the hub […] 
From: Catherine BeaudryTo: Concerned Canadians Date: April 3, 2025Re: Let’s Not Let This Crisis Go to Waste Faced with people who constantly threaten others, my father used to say: bien faire et laisser braire, which literally translates as “do a good job and let them bray.” Wartime Britain’s “keep calm and carry on,” now so popular, is another version. […] 
From: Lindsay Jones and Judy DezellTo: Municipal infrastructure observersDate: March 7, 2025Re: How to Fund Municipal Water/Wastewater Infrastructure? With international news stories in a daily spin cycle, the everyday issues that dominated the headlines in the last year – like housing and the cost of living – haven’t gone away. Housing supply, we know, is insufficient. […] 
From: Sebastien BetermierTo: Economy observersDate: March 5, 2025Re: Can Public Infrastructure Banks Solve Market Failures and Catalyze Private Investment? Large-scale public and private infrastructure investments are required to meet a wide range of Canada’s current needs. For example, new transport systems, water and wastewater infrastructure are needed to resolve our housing shortage. Challenges to Canadian […] 
From: David Jones and Tasnim Fariha To: Canadian railway observers Date: February 28, 2025Re: Let’s Keep Politics Out of High-Speed Rail Canada’s plans for faster, more frequent rail services in the Toronto-Quebec City corridor finally got the green light last week, as the federal government announced the private consortium selected to develop the long-awaited line. […]