Nous Avons étudié La Rémunération Des Enseignants Au Canada. Ce Que Nous Avons Découvert Vous Surprendra.
Il n’existe aucune relation claire entre les résultats des évaluations des élèves à l’échelle provinciale et la rémunération relative des enseignants dans les six plus importantes provinces canadiennes, selon une nouvelle étude de l’Institut C.D. Howe. Dans « En avons-nous pour notre argent? La rémunération des enseignants et les résultats pour les élèves dans les six […] William Robson: The key things our next government can do to create a better and more prosperous country: National Post Op-Ed
By William Robson
Whatever the configuration of the new federal Parliament Canadians will elect on Oct. 19, the incoming government will want to lay out its economic and fiscal strategies early. The following memo could help.
Memo
To The incoming prime minister
Re The new federal government’s economic framework
Congratulations on a successful election and best wishes as your government takes office. A key task is to adjust from the partisan imperatives of the campaign to the enduring economic challenges and opportunities, and the long-term focus Canadians need to prosper in the years ahead. Sustainable fiscal management, developing and deploying human capital, and industrial policy driven…
Al O’brien Re-appointed As A Senior Fellow
William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Al O’Brien, former Deputy Provincial Treasurer of the Province of Alberta, as a Senior Fellow. “Al’s expertise and experience with respect to provincial finance and…Bill Robson: Best Policy Response to the Recession?
Money in Motion: Modernizing Canada’s Payment System
Reforming the Canadian payment system would save businesses and consumers billions of dollars each year, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Money in Motion: Modernizing Canada’s Payment System,” author John Chant argues that getting rid of cheques should be the first priority in modernizing the Canadian payment system. How Technology Can Get The Canadian Payment System Up To Speed
Reforming the Canadian payment system would save businesses and consumers billions of dollars each year, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Money in Motion: Modernizing Canada’s Payment System,” author John Chant argues that getting rid of cheques should be…Manitoba sets the bar on recycling: Winnipeg Free Press Op-Ed
By Daniel Schwanen and Aaron Jacobs
Visitors to Manitoba, in the heart of Canada, are lucky to experience the province’s unique and intimate blend of nature and industry, culture and industry, learning and relaxation. And they will also, quite uniquely, encounter frequent, large and colourful advertisement alongside roads, urging consumers to recycle their beverage containers. They are everywhere.
Manitoba used to be a noticeable laggard in the collection rate for these containers. No more. Progress in the past five years alone has been swift, pulling rates within close reach of those in other provinces. There is every reason to believe that this upward swing will continue.
While the advertising no doubt helps…
How to Make the World Safe for (and from) Covered Bonds
Although few outside of financial circles have heard of covered bonds, they have emerged as an important and efficient funding channel for Canadian mortgage lending, according to a new report released today from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “How to Make the World Safe for (and from) Covered Bonds,” author Finn Poschmann addresses the fact […] Expand Limit On Covered Bonds, But Know The Risks
August 20, 2015 – Although few outside of financial circles have heard of covered bonds, they have emerged as an important and efficient funding channel for Canadian mortgage lending, according to a new report released today from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “How to Make the World Safe for (…Jonathan Tétrault Elected To The C.D. Howe Institute’s Board Of Directors
Hugh L. MacKinnon, Chairman and CEO, Bennett Jones LLP, and Chair, C.D. Howe Institute Board of Directors, announces the election of Jonathan Tétrault to the Board. “We are very pleased to welcome Jonathan to the Board,” stated MacKinnon. “He is an outstanding…Stephen Gordon: Canada Is Not In A Recession, And That’s A Bad Thing: National Post Op-ed
By Stephen Gordon
Most people probably think of the debate over whether Canada is in a recession as one of those glass-half-full versus glass-half-empty things. Pessimists look at five months of declining GDP and call it a “recession,” while optimists look at increasing employment and say that we’re not in a recession. Yet, the real pessimists are the ones saying we’re not in recession.
Making the case that we’re in a recession is basically optimistic: the problems we’re currently experiencing in the economy will be over soon (if it’s not already) and all that is needed it for policymakers to employ the usual array of countercyclical policies. The “no recession” camp is the home of the pessimists: saying that we’re not in…
What’s In A Price?: Financial Post Op-ed
By Finn Poschmann and Aaron Jacobs
The Bank of Canada should improve its inflation analyses to better account for costs such as housing
Since spring 2009, consumer prices as measured by Statistics Canada’s all-items consumer price index, have gone up by about 12 per cent.
That means that over the long haul, the Bank of Canada seems to have done a pretty good job of hitting the 2 per cent annual inflation target it agreed on with the Government of Canada a generation ago. Good thing, too, as the agreement is up for renewal in 2016.
Which raises a question, about whether we have got right the measure of inflation to use in assessing monetary policy’s performance. Statcan’s CPI, for instance, has a component…