Canada has committed to a major increase in defence spending, the biggest boost since the Second World War, costing $150 billion dollars a year. Jamies Pierlot, a C.D. Howe Institute policy council member discusses how this will reshape Canada’s relationship with the US.
Canada needs new infrastructure, but there’s a catch-22: developers can’t move forward without financing, and investors are wary of early-stage risk. So how do we break the cycle? Banking on the United States is risky, which is why McGill’s Sebastien Betermier tells us that Canada’s infrastructure banks need a sense of direction from Ottawa as […]
From: Benjamin Dachis and Daniel LangTo: The Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue and The Hon. Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural ResourcesDate: June 26, 2025Re: Tax Changes Needed to Unlock Private Capital for Ontario’s Electricity Grid Canada’s net-zero targets demand massive electricity distribution infrastructure investment. Ontario’s municipal financing structure – […]
From: Glen HodgsonTo: Economy Watchers Date: June 23, 2025Re: An Indigenous Development Bank Would Speed Reconciliation and Major Projects The Carney government has committed to accelerating and strengthening investment across the economy and greater investment in energy and other natural resource development is central to this commitment. The recent Speech from the Throne indicated the […]
Published in the The Hill Times The Carney government has committed to accelerating and strengthening investment across the economy as part of its plan to boost domestic sources of economic growth, and reduce Canadian economic dependence on the United States. Greater investment in energy and other natural resource development is central to this commitment. The […]
With just a few clicks, you can check bank balances, track investments, or even monitor fitness data in real time. But when it comes to health information, we remain stuck in the past.
Cat: Public Governance and AccountabilityFrom: Michael WernickTo: Public service observers Date: June 3, 2025 Re: Canada Post isn’t the only federal institution in need of an overhaul The Canada Post labour dispute has resurfaced some old and unresolved issues related to the Crown corporation’s failure to keep up in a fast-changing environment for delivery services. Whether they are addressed […]
Fast vs. Slow: How Different Immigration Rates Can Impact Canada’s Economic Challenges and Regional Disparities This report examines how different permanent immigration rates – and policies aimed at influencing where newcomers settle – affect Canada’s population growth, regional balance, and long-term economic challenges. It models six scenarios from 2021 to 2046 to project the impacts […]
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 […]
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From: Benjamin Dachis and Daniel LangTo: The Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue and The Hon. Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural ResourcesDate: June 26, 2025Re: Tax Changes Needed to Unlock Private Capital for Ontario’s Electricity Grid Canada’s net-zero targets demand massive electricity distribution infrastructure investment. Ontario’s municipal financing structure – […] 
From: Glen HodgsonTo: Economy Watchers Date: June 23, 2025Re: An Indigenous Development Bank Would Speed Reconciliation and Major Projects The Carney government has committed to accelerating and strengthening investment across the economy and greater investment in energy and other natural resource development is central to this commitment. The recent Speech from the Throne indicated the […] 
Published in the The Hill Times The Carney government has committed to accelerating and strengthening investment across the economy as part of its plan to boost domestic sources of economic growth, and reduce Canadian economic dependence on the United States. Greater investment in energy and other natural resource development is central to this commitment. The […] 
With just a few clicks, you can check bank balances, track investments, or even monitor fitness data in real time. But when it comes to health information, we remain stuck in the past. 
Cat: Public Governance and AccountabilityFrom: Michael WernickTo: Public service observers Date: June 3, 2025 Re: Canada Post isn’t the only federal institution in need of an overhaul The Canada Post labour dispute has resurfaced some old and unresolved issues related to the Crown corporation’s failure to keep up in a fast-changing environment for delivery services. Whether they are addressed […] 
Fast vs. Slow: How Different Immigration Rates Can Impact Canada’s Economic Challenges and Regional Disparities This report examines how different permanent immigration rates – and policies aimed at influencing where newcomers settle – affect Canada’s population growth, regional balance, and long-term economic challenges. It models six scenarios from 2021 to 2046 to project the impacts […] 
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 […]