Pierre Fortin Re-appointed As A Research Fellow
William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Pierre Fortin, Emeritus Professor in Economics at the Université du Québec à Montréal, as a Research Fellow. “Pierre has made important contributions to economics and…With TPP, perfect must not be the enemy of the good: Embassy News Op-Ed
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, completed and announced just two months ago, is broad-ranging, opaque for many, and complex like most international trade agreements.
For Canada, the deal involving 11 of our trading partners will be good on balance, albeit it will have negative—or potentially negative—impacts on several sectors or sub-sectors on the Canadian economy.
The benefits and potential costs of this not-yet-signed or implemented agreement will need to be discussed and assessed by a wide variety of individuals and groups in Canada, including other levels of government in their areas of jurisdiction, in every part of the country.
Following this process of extended and inclusive…
We studied teachers’ pay in Canada. What we found will surprise you.
New research shows no clear relationship between province-wide student assessment results and relative teacher pay in Canada’s six largest provinces. What does this mean for provinces with highly paid teachers, like Manitoba, Ontario and Alberta? Click the following link to read the full report, “Value for Money? Teacher Compensation and Student Outcomes in Canada’s Six Largest Provinces.”
Shifting the Federal Tax Burden on the One-Percenters: A Losing Proposition
Ottawa’s plan to shift the tax burden more to the very top income earners could cost federal and provincial governments $4 billion in lost tax revenue, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Shifting the Federal Tax Burden on the One-Percenters: A Losing Proposition,” author Alexandre Laurin assesses the all-in costs of the […] The $4 Billion Hole In Ottawa’s Tax-the-rich Plan
Ottawa’s plan to shift the tax burden more to the very top income earners could cost federal and provincial governments $4 billion in lost tax revenue, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Shifting the Federal Tax Burden on the One-Percenters: A Losing…Bill Robson on the Exchange: What can be accomplished at COP 21
Bill Robson joins his co-panelist ArmineYalnizyan and Goldy Hyder to discuss what they think the likely outcome will be of the UN’s climate change summit in Paris.
Moving From Nimby To Yes: Stronger “social Partnerships” Needed To Get Resource Projects Off The Ground
With the new federal government committed to reviewing the approval process for major resource projects, a key focus should be on encouraging stronger social partnerships between stakeholders, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “From ‘Social Licence’ to ‘Social…From “Social Licence” to “Social Partnership”: Promoting Shared Interests for Resource and Infrastructure Development
With the new federal government committed to reviewing the approval process for major resource projects, a key focus should be on encouraging stronger social partnerships between stakeholders, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “From ‘Social Licence’ to ‘Social Partnership’: Promoting Shared Interests for Resource and Infrastructure Development,” authors Geoffrey Hale and Yale […] Louis Lévesque Appointed As A Senior Fellow
William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Louis Lévesque, former Deputy Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and International Trade, as a Senior Fellow. “Louis has had an outstanding career…Intelligence Minute – Colin Busby on the lack of relationship between teacher pay and student outcomes
New research shows no clear relationship between province-wide student assessment results and relative teacher pay in Canada’s six largest provinces. What does this mean for provinces with highly paid teachers, like Manitoba, Ontario and Alberta? Click the following link to read the full report, “Value for Money? Teacher Compensation and Student Outcomes in Canada’s Six Largest Provinces.”
C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council Calls for Bank of Canada to Hold Overnight Rate at 0.50 Percent until mid-2016; Hike to 0.75 Percent by next November
November 26, 2015 — The C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy Council (MPC) today recommended that the Bank of Canada keep its target for the overnight rate, the very short-term interest rate it targets for monetary policy purposes, at 0.50 percent at its next announcement on December 2, 2015. Looking ahead, the Council called for the Bank to hold the target at 0.50 percent until May 2016 and hike it to 0.75 percent by November 2016.
The MPC provides an independent assessment of the monetary stance appropriate for the Bank of Canada as it pursues its 2 percent inflation target. William Robson, the Institute’s President and Chief Executive Officer, chairs the Council.
Council members make recommendations for…