Roadmap for Reform Can Save Canadian Healthcare: A General Consensus View
Canadian healthcare should address its failures and challenges with a roadmap of reform, as laid out in a new paper released by the C.D. Howe Institute that reflects a general consensus of the authors and 23 expert reviewers.…Roadmap for Reform: A Consensus View of the Viable Options Ahead for Canada’s Healthcare “System”
Discussions on healthcare in Canada typically revolve around spending and who pays. The people’s actual needs for healthcare and support get less attention and even less action. Yet far too many Canadians lack access to timely primary care and experience long wait times for services; planning is inadequate for the surging needs of the population […] Munn, Laurin – Time for a Bold Tax Reform Agenda for a Stronger Canada
From: Duncan Munn and Alexandre Laurin To: Canadian tax policy watchers Date: June 14, 2023 Re: Time for a Bold Tax Reform Agenda for a Stronger Canada Canada is more divided than ever, but there is one objective all political parties should strive for: increasing income for Canadians. Tax Reform can help get us there. […] Angelo Nikolakakis – A New Bad Idea: Financial Institution Dividend Taxes
From: Angelo Nikolakakis To: The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Date: June 13, 2023 Re: A New Bad Idea: Financial Institution Dividend Taxes This year’s federal budget included one very troubling tax policy change. It will end up costing many hardworking Canadians who have invested in Canadian banks and other financial institutions, whether directly or […] William B.P. Robson – The Useful Discipline of a Debt Ceiling
From: William B.P. Robson To: Federal debt observers Date: June 12, 2023 Re: The Useful Discipline of a Debt Ceiling Nobody likes the US debt ceiling, it seems. Before US leaders struck a deal to raise it, fears of default, financial crisis and recession made the criticisms especially pointed. Now that those threats have receded, we should reflect on […] Competition in Healthcare with Shaun Francis
Privatized healthcare isn’t new to Canada. But for Medcan CEO and Chair Shaun Francis, breaking the government monopoly on how we’re cared for requires competition – and patient education.
The Bank of Canada shouldn’t have hiked interest rates this week – Globe and Mail Op-Ed
Steve Ambler is professor of economics, Université du Québec à Montréal and David Dodge Chair in Monetary Policy at the C.D. Howe Institute, where Jeremy Kronick is director, monetary and financial services research.
Amid conflicting signals, the Bank of Canada decided to press the brakes on the economy a little harder this week, raising the overnight target rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent. And with that, the conditional pause the Bank of Canada announced in January ends. We aren’t so sure it should have.
First, the case for the hike.
The year-over-year increase in the Consumer Price Index (headline inflation), rose in April from March, from 4.3 to 4.4 per cent – the first…
Alfred Wirth steps down from Board of Directors, joins National Council
The C.D. Howe Institute announces that Alfred Wirth is stepping down from the Institute’s Board of Directors and joining the Institute’s National Council. Alf Wirth is a long-standing supporter of the Institute, and will long be remembered for his contributions to the Board, including…There’s a way to break inflation without breaking the economy – Financial Post Op-Ed
What triggered the sharp rise in Canadian inflation in spring 2021 is still a matter of debate. And it’s a debate that matters: the relative importance of the pandemic’s disruption of supply chains, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, “greed,” or central banks’ financing of a surge in government spending will affect our response to future events. But once inflation gets started the initial causes are less important than the process that sustains it, which is a combination, on the one hand, of rising inflation expectations and costs and, on the other, of inadequate production.
When inflation has been low and stable — say two per cent — for some time then everyone knows that everyone knows that inflation will be about two per…
Gale, Edwards – The Case for a National Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program
From: Sharleen Gale and Niilo Edwards To: The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Date: June 8, 2023 Re: The Case for a National Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program Advancing major resource projects is essential for both a successful energy transition and growing the economy to benefit all Canadians. Governments need to provide greater regulatory […] Ian Irvine – Les restrictions de vapotage signalent des marchés turbulents au Québec
De: Ian Irvine À: Canadiens préoccupés par le vapotage Date: 7 juin 2023 Concernant: Les restrictions de vapotage signalent des marchés turbulents au Québec Les systèmes de santé québécois et britannique ont récemment adopté des positions opposées sur le rôle des produits à base de nicotine à moindre nocivité. Le mois dernier, Québec a annoncé son intention d’interdire la vente de […] Juggling Act: Women, Work and Closing the Gaps with Men
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the working lives of Canadians, with women affected differently than men. Indicators of labour force participation and employment are crucial in assessing women’s position in the labour market. This E-Brief explores how women have fared in these areas before the pandemic, how the pandemic has impacted […]