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Ottawa Spent the Windfall and Left Canadians With the Deficit: Budget 2026 Review

Don Drummond, Parisa Mahboubi, William B.P. Robson
  • Demographics and Immigration, Fiscal and Tax Policy
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Ottawa Spent the Windfall and Left Canadians With the Deficit: Budget 2026 Review

Don Drummond, Parisa Mahboubi, William B.P. Robson
  • Fiscal and Tax Policy
  • Opinions & Editorials

We give the federal budget a ‘D’

Don Drummond, William B.P. Robson
  • Fiscal and Tax Policy
  • Intelligence Memos

Monster IPOs Upending the World of Underwriting

Ari Pandes, Jay R. Ritter
  • Innovation and Business Growth
  • Intelligence Memos

Program Evaluation: Closing the Gap between Principle and Practice

John Lester
  • Public Governance and Accountability
  • Intelligence Memos

Grading Tomorrow’s Federal Budget

Don Drummond, William B.P. Robson
  • Fiscal and Tax Policy
  • Intelligence Memos

Ontario’s Fiscal Update Points to a Slightly Worse Fiscal Outlook

Charles Lammam
  • Public Governance and Accountability
  • Intelligence Memos

Latest Survey Reveals the Labour Market Weakness Lurking Under the Surface

Nicholas Dahir, Don Drummond
  • Education, Skills and Labour Market
  • Intelligence Memos

Last Week’s Rate Hike Arrived Too Early

Steve Ambler, Jeremy Kronick
  • Monetary Policy
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Intelligence Memos

Monster IPOs Upending the World of Underwriting
Ari Pandes, Jay R. Ritter
Innovation and Business Growth
November 6, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Program Evaluation: Closing the Gap between Principle and Practice
John Lester
Public Governance and Accountability
November 5, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Grading Tomorrow’s Federal Budget
Don Drummond, William B.P. Robson
Fiscal and Tax Policy
November 4, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Ontario’s Fiscal Update Points to a Slightly Worse Fiscal Outlook
Charles Lammam
Public Governance and Accountability
November 3, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Latest Survey Reveals the Labour Market Weakness Lurking Under the Surface
Nicholas Dahir, Don Drummond
Education, Skills and Labour Market
November 3, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Last Week’s Rate Hike Arrived Too Early
Steve Ambler, Jeremy Kronick
Monetary Policy
November 3, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Want to Boost Innovation in Canada? Try a Thicker Border
John Lester
Innovation and Business Growth
October 30, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Making Innovation a Policy Mindset
Daniel Schwanen
Innovation and Business Growth
October 28, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Will Higher Oil Prices Justify More Spending in Next Week’s Budget?
Don Drummond
Fiscal and Tax Policy
October 27, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Canada’s Crazy Quilt of Mining Taxation Needs Restitching
Jack Mintz
Energy and Natural Resources
October 26, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Rethinking the First Pillar of Canada’s Retirement Income System
Tammy Schirle
Retirement Saving and Income
October 23, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Creating a Water Utility Can Help Prevent Drowning in Rate Increases
A.J. Goulding
Public Investments and Infrastructure
October 22, 2026
Intelligence Memos

No Single Reform Will Fix Our Productivity Problem – It’s a Puzzle with Many Pieces
Charles Lammam
Public Governance and Accountability
October 21, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Stability Yes, But Not to the Exclusion of All Else, Please
Gherardo Caracciolo
Financial Services and Regulation
October 19, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Digital Health, Clinical AI and the Trade War
Will Falk
Health Policy
October 16, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Improving Canada’s Pension System: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges
Keith Ambachtsheer
Retirement Saving and Income
October 15, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Canada’s Bond Market Has a Message for Washington
Mawakina Bafale, Peter MacKenzie
Fiscal and Tax Policy
October 14, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Time for Federal Fiscal Bravery: The Status Quo Cannot Hold
Don Drummond
Fiscal and Tax Policy
October 13, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Extending Capital-Gains Relief to Donations of Private-Company Shares and Real Estate
Vahan Kololian
Fiscal and Tax Policy
October 9, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Corporate Boards and Their Unique AI Challenges
Douglas Sarro, Edward J. Waitzer
Financial Services and Regulation
October 8, 2026
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Ottawa Spent the Windfall and Left Canadians With the Deficit: Budget 2026 Review
  • Trade and International Policy
President Ursula von der Leyen Delivers Special Address at C.D. Howe Institute
  • Fiscal and Tax Policy
Ahead of Budget 2026, Will Canada Be Ready for the Next Crisis?
  • Fiscal and Tax Policy, Innovation and Business Growth, Public Investments and Infrastructure
Why Canada Is Falling Behind and What It Means for Your Paycheque
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