Godbout, St-cerny – Low-cost Childcare Delivers Female Labour-force Participation
From: Luc Godbout and Suzie St-Cerny To: Canadians Concerned About Childcare Date: March 31, 2021 Subject: Low-cost Childcare Delivers Female Labour-force Participation The OECD’s economic study of Canada this month makes a stark observation: “the supply of affordable, high-quality childcare remains inadequate, prompting involuntary part-time working and career breaks among women and contributing to gender inequality.” […] Childcare Reform Key to Post-COVID Economic Recovery
More accessible and affordable childcare will be crucial in determining whether parents can resume their pre-COVID growth in employment and wages, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In contrast to calls for a nationalized childcare system, in “Aggressive…Aggressive Incrementalism: Strengthening the Foundations of Canada’s Approach to Childcare
Childcare Reform Key to Post-COVID Economic Recovery More accessible and affordable childcare will be crucial in determining whether parents can resume their pre-COVID growth in employment and wages. In contrast to calls for a nationalized childcare system, in “Aggressive Incrementalism: Strengthening the Foundations of Canada’s Approach to Childcare,” authors Ken Boessenkool and Dr. Jennifer Robson […] Ian Irvine – Smart Youth Drive Enormous Smoking Declines
From: Ian Irvine To: Health Minister Patty Hajdu Date: March 30, 2021 Re: Smart Youth Drive Enormous Smoking Declines Last week, Statistics Canada reported that Canadians in their twenties are butting out at an unprecedented rate. Smoking among them fell from 13.3 percent to a mere 8 percent – a 40-percent drop – between 2019 and 2020 according to […] Wireless prices are down, but we need better tracking – National Newswatch Op-Ed
Today the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology begins to dig into the telecoms matter of the day. It would be useful for them to know that cellular service prices have fallen 25 percent over the past five years, a decline that aligns with Ottawa’s promised wireless rate cut. This is important and surprising news for both Canadian consumers and the government.
The Prime Minister’s 2019 Mandate Letter to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry provided express political direction to reducing the average cost of cellphone services and expand mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) in the market. It directed the minister to:
“Use all available instruments … to reduce the average cost of cellular…
Don Drummond – Ontario Budget: Much Heavy Lifting Required To Achieve Fiscal Stability
From: Don Drummond To: Ontario Budget Watchers Date: March 29, 2021 Re: Ontario Budget: Much Heavy Lifting Required to Achieve Fiscal Stability Ontario’s 2021 budget last week added a longer-term perspective to the usual short- or medium-term perspective of budgets, and it does not make for pleasant viewing. Its three scenarios for GDP growth – 1.8, 2.0 and […] Jennifer Robson on BNN – Childcare spaces are eroding amid the pandemic
Jennifer Robson, associate professor of political management at Carleton University, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the need for more government support in the childcare sector as lockdowns continue to weigh on parents, and in particular mothers.
Philip Howell Re-appointed as C.D. Howe Institute Senior Fellow
William Robson, CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Philip Howell as a Senior Fellow. “Phil’s rich experience and insights into business and policymaking make him a tremendous source…Tammy Schirle Appointed as C.D. Howe Institute Fellow-in-Residence
William Robson, CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Tammy Schirle as a Fellow-in-Residence. “Tammy is one of Canada’s top labour economists and she has made key contributions to the C.D…Gordon Thiessen Re-appointed As C.D. Howe Institute Senior Fellow
William Robson, CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Gordon Thiessen as a Senior Fellow. “Gordon’s extensive public service, notably his outstanding career at the Bank of Canada…Who should pay for the lockdown debt? – Financial Post Op-Ed
The global economic lockdown implemented to contain the COVID-19 virus has caused the most severe economic downturn in Canada since the Great Depression of the 1930s. But while production plummeted, the overall income of Canadians hardly budged because of the federal government’s aggressive debt-financed policy response. Including both planned stimulus spending and the effects of the recession on revenues and expenditures, the lockdown-related increase in government debt amounts to about $550 billion.
As I point out in a recent C.D. Howe Institute paper, most of the current discussion around the additional debt focuses on its sustainability — whether it can be rolled over indefinitely without requiring tax…