Van De Biezenbos, Coleman – A 40-year-old Treaty Could Save Line 5
From: Kristen van de Biezenbos and James Coleman To: Canadians Concerned about Pipelines Date: February 17, 2021 Re: A 40-year-old Treaty Could Save Line 5 Joe Biden’s early use of his executive power to stop the Keystone XL pipeline raises the question of whether he would use similar authorities to attack existing oil links between the United States and Canada, […] Rosalie Wyonch on BNN – Pandemic has Exacerbated the Labour Shortage in Healthcare
Rosalie Wyonch, Senior Policy Analyst at the C.D. Howe Institute, discusses the latest report on healthcare labour shortages in Canada. She calls for an increase of wages for nurses, and expanding the number of places in medical schools and residency spaces.
Paul Jenkins – Laurentian University: Governance Is A Good Part Of The Answer
From: Paul Jenkins To: Postsecondary Education Sector Date: February 16, 2021 Subject: Laurentian University—Governance is a Good Part of the Answer Ontario universities are facing myriad challenges. Shifting societal demands, rapidly changing industries in response to technological disruptions, increasing budget pressures, and, of course, COVID-19. All this – and more – conspire to create an […] It is time for a Canadian Equitable Growth Institute – Globe and Mail Op-Ed
Canada’s weak economic growth prospects threaten the well-being of Canadians and preclude the introduction of the Liberal government’s spending initiatives without undue fiscal risk or much higher tax rates.
The fall fiscal statement estimated Canada’s potential growth rate to be just 1.4 per cent from 2020 to 2025, down from the still modest pace of 1.8 per cent calculated before the pandemic. Growth could be worse still as, in research done for the Council of the Federation in 2015, I estimated the growth potential to be just slightly more than 1½ per cent, without pandemic effects.
The main reasons for such low growth are the aging population, slowing labour force growth and a continuation of a long trend of…
John Manley on BNN – Ottawa should think carefully on providing additional stimulus
John Manley, co-chair of the Fiscal and Tax Working Group at the C.D. Howe Institute and former finance minister, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss key recommendations for the federal government ahead of the expected budget. He notes Canada should focus on tracing and rapid testing in order to get the economy through the pandemic.
From Here to Full Inoculation: How an Epidemiological-Economic Model Can Help as We Rollout Vaccines
This working paper uses an epidemiological-economic model to determine the optimal intervention strategy in order to achieve desired health outcomes while minimizing economic damage. The results show that, compared to a uniform lockdown in which everyone is locked down the same, a targeted approach to lockdowns by age or industry over the period until a […] Gagné-dubé, Godbout, St-cerny – L’histoire Sans Fin De La Pcu
De: Tommy Gagné-Dubé, Luc Godbout et Suzie St-Cerny À: Carla Qualtrough, ministre de l’emploi, et Chrystia Freeland, ministre des finances Date: 12 février 2021 Sujet: L’histoire sans fin de la PCU Les critères d’admissibilité pour avoir droit à la PCU étaient relativement simples; avoir gagné plus de 5000$ de revenu de travail l’année précédente (ou dans les […] Gagné-dubé, Godbout, St-cerny – Cerb’s Never Ending Story
From: Tommy Gagné-Dubé, Luc Godbout and Suzie St-Cerny To: Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment and Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance Date: February 12, 2021 Subject: CERB’s Never Ending Story Eligibility criteria for the Canada Emergency Relief Benefit were relatively simple: Earn more than $5,000 in employment income in the previous year (or in the 12 months […] Help Wanted: How to Address Labour Shortages in Healthcare and Improve Patient Access
COVID Highlights Acute Shortage of Healthcare Workers This report evaluates factors contributing to healthcare labour shortages and investigates the inter-relationships between access to health services, the number of healthcare providers, compensation rates and migration patterns. Recommendations include a critical and strategic examination of fee schedules for physician services, with the goal of reducing the average cost per service […] Covid Highlights Acute Shortage Of Healthcare Workers
February 11 – COVID-19 highlights a shortage of nurses and doctors in Canada that dates from before the crisis and hampers patient access to healthcare, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Help Wanted: How to Address Labour Shortages in Healthcare and Improve Patient…James Pierlot – Ontario’s Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund: A Practical Way Forward
From: James Pierlot To: Ontario Ministry of Finance Date: February 11, 2021 Re: Ontario’s Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund: A Practical Way Forward The only sub-national pension guarantee fund in the world, Ontario’s Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF) has survived 40 years, providing a limited guarantee for Ontario members of some underfunded defined benefit […] Glen Hodgson – Three Drivers Will Shape Our Low-carbon Future
From: Glen Hodgson To: Canadian Emission Watchers Date: February 10, 2021 Re: Three Drivers Will Shape Our Low-Carbon Future Shaping a successful economy with much lower GHG emissions will be an ever-present challenge for the next three decades. The low-carbon transition has begun, but is still at a very early stage. We have only a broad idea of […]