William B.P. Robson – Will It Take Outrage At Waste To Stop The Federal Government’s Borrowing Binge?
From: William B.P. Robson To: Members of Parliament Date: September 24, 2020 Re: Will It Take Outrage at Waste to Stop the Federal Government’s Borrowing Binge? The $343 billion deficit for the 2020/21 fiscal year, announced in the federal government’s July fiscal snapshot, was shocking at the time. Partly it was the number itself, which implied that debt […] Paul-erik Veel – Implications Of An Empirical Analysis Of Competition Tribunal Cases
From: Paul-Erik Veel To: Canadians Concerned About Competition Date: September 23, 2020 Re: Implications of an Empirical Analysis of Competition Tribunal Cases The Competition Tribunal is the most important body for adjudicating disputes under the Competition Act. It has exclusive jurisdiction over disputes relating to the unilateral conduct, merger, and civil competitor agreement provisions of the act. It […] Janet Ecker Re-appointed As C.D. Howe Institute Senior Fellow
William Robson, CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Janet Ecker as a Senior Fellow. “Janet’s record in public life is outstanding, and her wisdom has benefited the C.D. Howe…Guy Saint-jacques Appointed As C.D. Howe Institute Fellow-in-residence
William Robson, CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Guy Saint-Jacques as a Fellow-in-Residence. “In a fraught international environment, with Canada-China relations under…Jon Johnson – Aluminum Tariffs: Did The Us Really Blink?
From: Jon Johnson To: Canadians Concerned About Section 232 Tariffs Date: September 22, 2020 Re: Aluminum Tariffs – Did the US Really Blink? Last week, hours before Canadian retaliatory tariffs were to go into effect, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a statement advising that the US was resuming duty free […] What Will Stop Ottawa’s Debt Binge? – Globe And Mail Op-ed
The $343-billion deficit for this fiscal year, announced in July by former finance minister Bill Morneau in his fiscal snapshot, was shocking at the time. Partly it was the number itself, which implied that debt would top $1-trillion before year-end. And because, with no budget or even a fiscal plan out of Ottawa this year, the tally was incomplete. Now Mr. Morneau is gone, and his replacement, Chrystia Freeland, has signalled at least another $40-billion in new spending – which will push the borrowing higher yet.
The 2015 election commitment to run “modest deficits” was a politically clever wedge issue – a pledge the Conservatives did not want to make, and the NDP dared not make. And borrowing in the depths of the COVID-19…
Plaidoyer Pour Une Deuxième Caisse De Dépôt – La Presse Opinion
Les Québécois ont raison d’être fiers de leur Caisse de dépôt et placement, qui gère avec efficience les avoirs de leur Régime de rentes et ceux des fonds de pension de presque tous les employés du secteur public. Malheureusement, les employés des municipalités et des universités n’ont pas cette chance.
Je connais un grand nombre de gestionnaires de régimes de retraite des villes et des universités et je sais que ce sont des gens dévoués et compétents. Toutefois, leurs caisses étant plus petites, ils n’ont pas accès aux mêmes ressources, aux mêmes occasions de placement et doivent assumer des coûts plus élevés, qui pénalisent tant leurs participants que leurs employeurs et, en fin de compte, les contribuables.
La Caisse…
Luc Godbout – A Quebec Model For A Fiscal Anchor
From: Luc Godbout To: The Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance Date: September 21, 2020 Re: A Quebec model for a fiscal anchor It’s important for governments to have fiscal targets. It’s a credibility issue for federal government, not only with the rating agencies, but also with the public. To guard against a downgrade of rating agencies, the federal […] Ken Boessenkool and Miles Corak on The Agenda – Basic Income and the Future of Work
Ken Boessenkool and Miles Corak, Research Fellows at the C.D. Howe Institute, join TVO’s The Agenda to talk basic income and the future of work.
Hugh O’Reilly on BNN – We need a fiscal plan that sets targets
Hugh O’Reilly, Executive Director at Innovate Cities and Senior Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute, shares with BNN Bloomberg what Canada’s economic recovery plan needs to look like.
The crucial distinctions the Supreme Court should make about the federal carbon-pricing backstop – Globe and Mail Op-Ed
Against the stark backdrop of intensifying climate change, the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments on Tuesday concerning the constitutionality of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act – what is known as the federal carbon-pricing backstop.
The hearing comes after a long saga of proceedings through provincial courts of appeal, and the decision will invariably be historic in how it shapes the way our country regulates carbon emissions in the decades to come. In Ontario and Saskatchewan, majority decisions upheld the backstop, finding that Ottawa had jurisdiction for the legislation under the “national concern” branch of the federal peace, order and good government power; in Alberta, the court found that it would…
Stéphanie Lluis – Consequences Of The High Ei Benefits Floor (ii)
From: Stéphanie Lluis To: Canadians Concerned about the State of the Labour Market Date: September 18, 2020 Re: Consequences of the high EI benefits floor (II) My memo yesterday showed that Ottawa’s recently expanded Employment Insurance (EI) program with a benefit floor of $400 per week will mean replacement income of more than 200 percent for some part-time […]