The fall sitting of the House of Commons begins today, and it’s an uphill battle for Canada’s novice politician turned Prime Minister. Veteran political affairs reporter Paul Wells joins the C.D. Howe Institute’s Colin Busby to discuss what Parliament Hill’s policy priorities should be.
From: Colin BusbyTo: Parliament watchersDate: September 12, 2025Re: The Three Big Challenges Facing Parliament Next Week Three big policy issues will be the focal point when Parliament resumes next week. The government faces a challenging balancing act as it works against the backdrop of a weakening economy – the unemployment rate is at 7.1 percent […]
Bill Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, joins CBC News to share recommendations on how Ottawa can better support Canadians impacted by global tariffs amid a weakening economy and a growing federal deficit.
Published in The Globe and Mail. A trading nation, Canada lives next to what has long been a big welcoming market in a generally competitive free-trading world. That once free American market is fast being restricted by tariffs, for now made passably permeable by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which is likely to be made more U.S.-protectionist […]
Edited remarks delivered to the School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University, on September 5, 2025. Introduction: Canada Faces Layers of Economic and Fiscal Challenges There is keen awareness that Canada faces a serious economic challenge – if not a crisis – emanating from the US tariff threat. A desperate attempt is being made to […]
September 4, 2025 – The US tariff threat has exposed the fragility of Canada’s economic model, built on deep reliance on its southern neighbour. But tariffs are only the latest shock. Woeful productivity growth, high public debt, and a tax system that discourages growth have been weighing on the Canadian economy for years, according to […]
From: Brian LivingstonTo: Canadian Trade NegotiatorsDate: September 2, 2025Re: Aluminum Tariffs Canada supplies over half of the aluminum available in the United States (see chart). These sales of 2.8 million tonnes/year of raw aluminum from Canada to the US take place under agreements made between many companies. However, disrupting those business plans, the United States […]
Since Russia’s invasion of Crimea, world military expenditures have risen by 39% in real terms, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a sharp acceleration from a 24% increase in the 10 years prior. The chart illustrates that the contribution of the United States to this increase is smaller than its share of world […]
From: Lawrence HermanTo: Trade observersDate: August 20, 2025Re: Let’s Move Past the CUSMA Renewal Fantasy As the Carney government tries to sort out Canada’s relationship with the Trump administration, almost nothing has been disclosed about the scope, content, timing or ultimate objectives of these talks, even though the outcome –success or failure – will be hugely significant […]
August 12, 2025 – While trade diversification is imperative, Canada must move quickly to secure a trade and security framework with the United States and Mexico ahead of the formal Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA/USMCA) review, according to a new Communiqué from the C.D. Howe Institute’s Trade Crisis Working Group. The group of trade and industry […]
Eighth Meeting of the C.D. Howe Institute Trade Crisis Working Group The C.D. Howe Institute Trade Crisis Working Group held its eighth meeting on August 6, 2025, co-chaired by the Hon. Jason Kenney, Senior Advisor at Bennett Jones LLP, and the Hon. Mitzie Hunter, President & CEO of the Canadian Women’s Foundation. Noting the apparent […]
Published in The Globe and Mail By Jeremy Kronick and Steve Ambler On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada held its policy rate steady at 2.75 per cent. Although headline inflation has been at or below target for 9 of the last 11 months, there are some signs of underlying upward pressure on inflation. Also, Canada’s economic performance has […]
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The fall sitting of the House of Commons begins today, and it’s an uphill battle for Canada’s novice politician turned Prime Minister. Veteran political affairs reporter Paul Wells joins the C.D. Howe Institute’s Colin Busby to discuss what Parliament Hill’s policy priorities should be. 
From: Colin BusbyTo: Parliament watchersDate: September 12, 2025Re: The Three Big Challenges Facing Parliament Next Week Three big policy issues will be the focal point when Parliament resumes next week. The government faces a challenging balancing act as it works against the backdrop of a weakening economy – the unemployment rate is at 7.1 percent […] 
Published in The Globe and Mail. A trading nation, Canada lives next to what has long been a big welcoming market in a generally competitive free-trading world. That once free American market is fast being restricted by tariffs, for now made passably permeable by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which is likely to be made more U.S.-protectionist […] 
From: Brian LivingstonTo: Canadian Trade NegotiatorsDate: September 2, 2025Re: Aluminum Tariffs Canada supplies over half of the aluminum available in the United States (see chart). These sales of 2.8 million tonnes/year of raw aluminum from Canada to the US take place under agreements made between many companies. However, disrupting those business plans, the United States […] 
Since Russia’s invasion of Crimea, world military expenditures have risen by 39% in real terms, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a sharp acceleration from a 24% increase in the 10 years prior. The chart illustrates that the contribution of the United States to this increase is smaller than its share of world […] 
From: Lawrence HermanTo: Trade observersDate: August 20, 2025Re: Let’s Move Past the CUSMA Renewal Fantasy As the Carney government tries to sort out Canada’s relationship with the Trump administration, almost nothing has been disclosed about the scope, content, timing or ultimate objectives of these talks, even though the outcome –success or failure – will be hugely significant […] 
August 12, 2025 – While trade diversification is imperative, Canada must move quickly to secure a trade and security framework with the United States and Mexico ahead of the formal Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA/USMCA) review, according to a new Communiqué from the C.D. Howe Institute’s Trade Crisis Working Group. The group of trade and industry […] 
Eighth Meeting of the C.D. Howe Institute Trade Crisis Working Group The C.D. Howe Institute Trade Crisis Working Group held its eighth meeting on August 6, 2025, co-chaired by the Hon. Jason Kenney, Senior Advisor at Bennett Jones LLP, and the Hon. Mitzie Hunter, President & CEO of the Canadian Women’s Foundation. Noting the apparent […] 
Published in The Globe and Mail By Jeremy Kronick and Steve Ambler On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada held its policy rate steady at 2.75 per cent. Although headline inflation has been at or below target for 9 of the last 11 months, there are some signs of underlying upward pressure on inflation. Also, Canada’s economic performance has […]