Four Priorities To Spur Growth In Canada’s Struggling Labour Markets
Canada’s policy makers should focus on four priorities to spur growth in Canada’s economy, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Job One is Jobs: Workers Need Better Policy Support and Stronger Skills,” author Craig Alexander outlines the key policy…Students in Jeopardy: An Agenda for Improving Results in Band-Operated Schools
Major reforms are needed to address Canada’s failing reserve schools, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Students in Jeopardy: An Agenda for Improving Results in Band-Operated Schools,” authors Barry Anderson and John Richards provide a blueprint to reverse the high drop-out rates in reserve schools. Reform Agenda Needed For Failing First Nation Reserve Schools
Major reforms are needed to address Canada’s failing reserve schools, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Students in Jeopardy: An Agenda for Improving Results in Band-Operated Schools,” authors Barry Anderson and John Richards provide a blueprint to reverse the…Howard I. Wetston Appointed As C.D. Howe Institute Senior Fellow
William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of the Honourable Howard I. Wetston, former Chair & CEO of the Ontario Securities Commission, as a Senior Fellow. “Howard’s…Will money make or break a new health accord?: Globe and Mail Op-Ed
The joint federal/provincial statement coming out of the Vancouver meeting of health ministers is encouraging in several ways. It suggests a more co-operative and pragmatic approach to health policy than we have seen in the past, and includes a welcome focus on aboriginal health. That said, the tough financing and accountability issues still need resolution, and the provinces have heavy lifting ahead if they want to engage in serious reform.
On the positive side, the health ministers signalled their intention to address gaps in coverage and performance with respect to care in the community, mental health, prescription drugs and health outcomes for aboriginal people. The federal government’s decision to join the pan-Canadian…
Challenging Vested Interests: National Priorities for Healthcare in 2016
Canadian governments must rethink healthcare on five areas of national priority, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Challenging Vested Interests: National Priorities for Healthcare,” authors Åke Blomqvist and Colin Busby find that compared to the healthcare systems of a large group of peers, Canadian systems do not produce enough high-quality […] Rethink Healthcare On Five Areas Of National Priority
Canadian governments must rethink healthcare on five areas of national priority, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Challenging Vested Interests: National Priorities for Healthcare,” authors Åke Blomqvist and Colin Busby find that compared to the…Shifting Towards Autonomy: A Continuing Care Model for Canada
Canadians would benefit from a new funding model for elder care, finds a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Shifting Towards Autonomy: A Continuing Care Model for Canada,” authors Åke Blomqvist and Colin Busby argue that Canadian provinces can learn important lessons from the debates and reforms in other developed countries, specifically when it […] Meet Growing Demand For Elderly Care With “cash” Voucher And Self-directed Funding
Canadians would benefit from a new funding model for elder care, finds a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Shifting Towards Autonomy: A Continuing Care Model for Canada,” authors Åke Blomqvist and Colin Busby argue that Canadian provinces can learn important lessons…Ontario’s Proposed Pension Plan Is Just A Notion With Major Holes: Globe And Mail Op-ed
Last week’s announcement that former Pan Am Games chief Saad Rafi will run the proposed Ontario Retirement Pension Plan makes it sound ready to go. It is not. Until Ontarians get some basic information about how the scheme is supposed to work, the ORPP is more notion than actual plan.
The provincial government has released some specs. The contribution rate: Employers and employees together will put in 3.8 per cent of covered earnings. The retirement benefit: about 15 per cent of covered earnings. The Conference Board of Canada has released a cost-benefit report paid for by the Ontario Ministry of Finance. And the government has committed, again, to launching on Jan. 1, 2017.
Notwithstanding these announcements –…
Michael Hart Re-appointed As A C.D. Howe Institute Research Fellow
William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Michael Hart, former Simon Reisman Chair in Trade Policy at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, as a Research Fellow. “Michael is one of Canada…Blomqvist & Busby: Crafting a better health accord: National Post Op-Ed
Today, provincial and federal health ministers are meeting in Vancouver to negotiate a new health accord. Given the underwhelming results of the previous accord, and the mounting challenges facing today’s provincial health systems, they have their work cut out for them.
Canada’s health-care system ranks in the median on a number of OECD performance measures, but is one of the highest spenders on health care. Similar results emerge from the Commonwealth Fund’s International Health Policy Surveys, in which Canada has, over the last decade, remained well below the average of other developed countries.
Canada’s mediocre rankings seem to be due to the high cost and uneven quality of the care that all provinces are required to…