G. Kent Fellows – New Automaker Subsidies are Unwise and Inflationary
From: G. Kent Fellows To: Concerned Canadians Date: June 1, 2023 Re: New Automaker Subsidies are Unwise and Inflationary Following the federal Government’s announcement of $700 million in construction subsidies and up to $14 billion in production subsidies to attract a Volkswagen battery plant to Ontario, automaker Stellantis has demanded a similar deal. Stellantis had already begun building […]Work Integrated Learning Programs Offer Career Benefits, But Not All Benefits Are Equal
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programs are associated with myriad benefits to students after they graduate and start their careers, including higher income and higher likelihood of fulltime employment that matches their level of qualification, but advantages of these…Christy Clark – Regent Debate: Healthcare Needs a Private-Public Mix
From: Christy Clark To: Canadian healthcare observers Date: May 31, 2023 Re: Regent Debate: Healthcare Needs a Private-Public Mix If we have the most expensive healthcare system or one of them in the world, shouldn’t we also have the best healthcare system in the world? Yes, we should. Sadly, we don’t. There are 11 quality healthcare systems ranked […] From Class to Career: How Work Integrated Learning Benefits Graduates Looking for Jobs
• Work integrated learning (WIL) is associated with easing graduates’ transition into the labour market, as measured by employment outcomes such as income, employment status, or whether the occupation matches the student’s field of study. This report analyses newly available data to provide insights into the success of different types of WIL (e.g., co-op programs […] Who Should Pay for Growth?
Charles DeLand – It’s the Morning After in Alberta. What Now for the Economy?
To: Premier Danielle Smith From: Charles DeLand Date: May 30, 2023 Re: It’s the Morning After in Alberta. What Now for the Economy? Last night you comfortably won a hard-fought election. You will lead the government of a prosperous and dynamic province, probably for the next four years. Just 12 percent of Canadians live in […] Ian Irvine – Vaping restrictions signal turbulent markets in Quebec
From: Ian Irvine To: Canadians Concerned About Vaping Date: May 29, 2023 Re: Vaping restrictions signal turbulent markets in Quebec The Quebec and British health systems have recently taken opposing stances on the role of reduced-harm nicotine products. Last month, Quebec announced its intention to ban the sale of all flavoured e-cigarette products, to limit the capacity of pods […] Consumers bring forward spending if they expect continued inflation: C.D. Howe’s Jeremy Kronick
Jeremy Kronick, director of monetary and financial services research at the C.D. Howe Institute, tells BNN Bloomberg that elevated inflation expectations could be a reason for the jump in household spending in today’s Q1 GDP data. He says lower business spending makes him less optimistic about improvement in productivity. On the BoC’s rate meeting next month, he says the central bank may choose to see if future data continues to support tightening before hiking rates again.
Åke Blomqvist – Binding Arbitration Should be Front and Centre in Public Sector Contract Talks
From: Åke Blomqvist To: Canada’s labour ministers Date: May 26, 2023 Re: Binding Arbitration Should be Front and Centre in Public Sector Contract Talks High and unpredictable inflation has made labour negotiations more difficult. The recent strike by more than 150,000 federal public servants is but one illustration. Lasting 12 days for most affected workers and two weeks for 35,000 Canada Revenue […] Jamieson, Affleck – Better Health Depends on Better Health Data
From: Trevor Jamieson and Ewan Affleck To: Canadian Healthcare Observers Date: May 25, 2023 Re: Better health depends on better health data Canada’s governments recently came to broad agreement on renewing federal-provincial health transfers. Ottawa asked the provinces and territories to modernize Canadians’ access to their electronic health information with “standardized health data and digital tools.” Bilateral negotiation will define the […] Verbatim: The Economics of Supply Chain Politics: Dual Circulation, Derisking and the Sullivan Doctrine
This Verbatim develops and elaborates on remarks by the author at the Trade Policy Research Forum Webinar, “Friends making sense of Friend-shoring: Costs, Benefits and Prospects,” with Emily Benson, moderated by Mia Mikic, and hosted by Ben Shepherd and Hanna Norberg.The globalization of supply chains has been a significant source of economic growth over the […]