Conference Report – Rebuilding Better: Local Content and Public Procurement Rules
The C.D. Howe Institute held a special Policy Seminar on local content and public procurement rules on June 9th, 2021. The backdrop for the seminar was the sense of opportunity but also the challenges emanating from a “rebuilding better” infrastructure agenda in Canada and many countries following the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the urgency […] Rosalie Wyonch – Learning From Deadly Lessons: Seniors’ Care And Covid-19
From: Rosalie Wyonch To: Canadians concerned about long-term care Date: August 30, 2021 Subject: Learning from Deadly Lessons: Seniors’ Care and COVID-19 The impact of COVID-19 on Canadian seniors, in particular for residents of long-term care and retirement homes, has been devastating. With more than 15,000 resident and 30 staff deaths, Canadians are expecting governments to improve residential […] Tim Brennan – Adding Goals To Consumer Welfare Can Undercut Everything
From: Tim Brennan To: Canadian competition watchers Date: August 26, 2021 Re: Adding Goals to Consumer Welfare Can Undercut Everything Parliament is considering amendment to the Competition Act. The current US example suggests that these changes may include adding goals for competition enforcers to pursue beyond benefits to “consumer welfare,” currently their prime directive. Section […] Jeremy M. Kronick – Open Banking: A Good Start But More To Do
From: Jeremy M. Kronick To: Department of Finance Date: August 25, 2021 Re: Open Banking – A Good Start but More to Do On August 4, the Minister of Finance released the Advisory Committee on Open Banking’s Final Report, which included clear guidelines to the Department of Finance for implementing open banking by January 2023 […] C.D. Howe Institute Business Cycle Council Declares an End to the COVID-19 Recession
August 24, 2021 – The C.D. Howe Institute’s Business Cycle Council, Canada’s main arbiter of business cycle dates, has declared an end to the COVID-19 recession.
The Council decided on August 9 to declare an end to the recession that began in March 2020. It judged that the recovery from the recession is now prolonged and sustained enough to declare that the trough of the recession occurred in April 2020, making this the shortest and deepest recession since the Great Depression that began in 1929.
In March and April 2020, there were unprecedented falls in economic activity. April GDP was 17.7 percent below its level in February 2020. The Council declared on May 1, 2020, that Canada entered a recession in the first quarter…
S3 E16: Small Business Re-opening with Dan Kelly
As the Delta variant fuels a fourth wave of Coronavirus, small business in Canada is worried about another lockdown. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business reports only one third of businesses are back to “normal” and it fears Ottawa is moving too fast on winding-down support programs. President and CEO Dan Kelly joins the C.D. […] Campbell, Stirling-moffet – Should The Competition Act Go Green? (part II)
To: Canadian competition watchers From: Neil Campbell and Sarah Stirling-Moffet Date: August 24, 2021 Re: Should the Competition Act Go Green? (Part II) Yesterday, we examined how the Competition Act may deter or penalize collaboration on environmental issues, restricting industry-wide approaches and other agreements among competitors to pursue sustainability and reduce climate change impacts. Legislative changes should be […] Campbell, Stirling-moffet – Should The Competition Act Go Green? (part 1)
To: Canadian competition watchers From: Neil Campbell and Sarah Stirling-Moffet Date: August 23, 2021 Re: Should the Competition Act Go Green? (Part 1) Governments around the world have identified climate change as an urgent issue and private sector cooperation will be essential to pursue sustainability and reduce climate change impacts. However, competition laws may stifle such efforts unless […]