Jon Johnson – No Progress on Canadian Dairy Supply Management if NAFTA Talks Fail
As NAFTA renegotiations proceed through the fall, the C.D. Howe Institute Intelligence Memos will be looking at what to expect and provide analysis on the latest developments. This post is part of that series. From: Jon Johnson To: The US Dairy Industry Date: November 6, 2017 Re: No Progress on Canadian Dairy Supply Management if NAFTA […]Bill Robson on BNN – Lessons from Sears on funding Canadians’ pensions
Bill Robson, President and CEO of C.D. Howe Institute, joins BNN to discuss how avoid another Sears or Nortel fallout for retirees.
Blake Shaffer – Dam(ned) If You Do, Dam(ned) If You Don’t
From: Blake Shaffer To: John Horgan, Premier of British Columbia Date: November 3, 2017 Re: Dam(ned) if You Do, Dam(ned) if You Don’t The B.C. government has a tough decision to make. What to do about Site C? Should it continue with its 1,100-megawatt hydro project on the Peace River? Or should it walk away, despite […] Ontario Should Abolish Damaging Business Property Tax
Ontario should abolish its harmful business property tax to remove an invisible, heavy burden on business, according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Flying Below the Radar: The Harmful Impact of Ontario’s Business Property Tax,” author Adam Found assesses the…Dachis, Fanaki – Improving Merger Reviews in Canada
From: Benjamin Dachis and Adam Fanaki To: Competition Policy makers Date: November 2, 2017 Re: Improving Merger Reviews in Canada The C.D. Howe Institute’s Competition Policy Council met this month to discuss the state of competition policy in Canada. The Competition Act provides for reviews of mergers by the Commissioner of Competition, the head of the Competition Bureau, to […] Flying Below the Radar: The Harmful Impact of Ontario’s Business Property Tax
Ontario should abolish its harmful business property tax to remove an invisible, heavy burden on business, according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Flying Below the Radar: The Harmful Impact of Ontario’s Business Property Tax,” author Adam Found assesses the damage the tax does to business investment and the broader Ontario economy. Alister Campbell Appointed As A C.D. Howe Institute Senior Fellow
William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Alister Campbell as a Senior Fellow. “Alister’s experience and insights from his career in life and property-casualty insurance will be hugely valuable to the C.D. Howe Institute’…Herrnstadt, Sweeney – What Lies Beneath: Pipeline Awareness and Aversion
From: Evan Herrnstadt and Richard L. Sweeney To: The Honourable Minister of Environment and Climate Change and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Date: November 1, 2017 Re: What Lies Beneath: Pipeline Awareness and Aversion According to the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, new natural gas pipelines “are facing unprecedented opposition from local and national groups” despite the fact that […] Christopher Sands – Playing Chicken with Canada, Mexico and the North American Auto Industry (Part Two)
As NAFTA renegotiations proceed through the fall, the C.D. Howe Institute Intelligence Memos will be looking at what to expect and provide analysis on the latest developments at the table. This post is part of that series. To: Concerned Canadians From: Christopher Sands Date: October 31, 2017 Re: Playing Chicken with Canada, Mexico and the North American Auto Industry […]Christopher Sands – Playing Chicken with Canada, Mexico and the North American Auto Industry (Part One)
As NAFTA renegotiations proceed through the fall, the C.D. Howe Institute Intelligence Memos will be looking at what to expect and provide analysis on the latest developments at the table. This post is part of that series. From: Christopher Sands To: Concerned Canadians Date: October 30, 2017 Re: Playing Chicken with Canada, Mexico and the North American Auto Industry […]Finnie, Mueller, Sweetman – Debunking the Barista Fallacy: A New Way of Measuring Earnings of University Graduates
From: Ross Finnie, Richard E. Mueller, and Arthur Sweetman To: Concerned Canadians Date: October 27, 2017 Re: Debunking the Barista Fallacy: A New Way of Measuring Earnings of University Graduates An extraordinary amount of ink has been spilled in Canada over the value of university degrees. That value is almost always defined in economic terms […] Off balance: Canada, the U.S. and labour mobility – Globe and Mail Op-Ed
As it contemplates the possibility of a modernized NAFTA, Canada should seek to improve labour mobility throughout North America to address skill shortages in Canada.
The narrative around the Trump regime focuses on Canada’s increased advantage in attracting skilled international workers. But those same tougher U.S. immigration policies bring a threat: American employers may try to hire more Canadians who can easily cross the border to meet the demand for high skills.
As a result of rapid technological changes, employers’ needs for high-skilled workers grow every year. Since the North American free-trade agreement came into force more than 20 years ago, new occupations have been created. The Canadian market faces a…