Dan Ciuriak – Industrial Policy Lessons from a Dairy Pot Calling Canada’s Kettle Black
From: Dan Ciuriak To: Canadian Trade Watchers Date: July 3, 2024 Re: Industrial Policy Lessons from a Dairy Pot Calling Canada’s Kettle Black Industrial policy is very much in vogue these days as major economies battle to dominate the key battlegrounds of artificial intelligence and the supporting technological infrastructure of data and computer chip manufacturing; biotechnology; and green-tech manufacturing. […] Exner-Pirot, DeLand – Seeing energy policy only through the lens of climate change? That time is over
Published in the Globe and Mail
This country needs to have a serious conversation. One that recognizes the challenges posed by a warming world – not least an increase in wildfires, drought and heat waves that have affected almost every Canadian – and grapples with the challenge inherent in matching our climate policy ambitions with taxpayers’ appetite to pay for them, government capacity to implement them, and society’s ability to transform its energy use.
Other countries can only dream of Canada’s enormous reserves of natural resources, and our standard of living depends greatly on exports of minerals, coal, hydroelectricity and especially, oil and gas. As with most human actions, extracting and using these resources…
Tingting Zhang – Five Ways to Address our Family Physician Shortage
From: Tingting Zhang To: Canadian Healthcare Observers Date: July 2, 2024 Re: Five Ways to Address our Family Physician Shortage Canadians are in a primary-care paradox. About 14 percent of Canadians aged 12 and older – approximately 4.6 million people – did not have a regular health-care provider in 2022, according to Statistics Canada. Even more alarming, about 6.6 million Canadians […] Miville Tremblay – Investir chez nous, pour le bien commun
Published in La Presse.
Faut-il que les grands fonds de retraite canadiens, un peu à la manière de la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, démontrent une plus grande préférence nationale dans leurs placements ?
Cette question brûlante est au cœur d’un débat dans le monde feutré du placement. La Caisse est le modèle qui inspire et fait peur avec son double mandat d’optimiser le rendement des déposants et de favoriser le développement économique du Québec.
En théorie, un investisseur parfaitement diversifié aurait une petite participation dans tous les actifs dans le monde. En pratique, ce n’est ni possible ni souhaitable, mais l’investisseur avisé répartit ses œufs dans un grand nombre de paniers.
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Countdown to CUSMA with Lawrence Herman
From cows to cars, Canada is at risk of entering the trilateral review of CUSMA from a position of weakness unless Ottawa steps up and encourages the private sector to do the same. Veteran trade lawyer and C.D. Howe Institute Senior Fellow Lawrence Herman joins Michael Hainsworth to explain why he’s raising the alarm two years ahead of the talks.
Smart, Runge – Risk Aversion is Hampering our Industrial Offset Policy
From: Ken Smart and Tim RungeTo: Canadian Productivity WatchersDate: June 28, 2024Re: Risk Aversion is Hampering our Industrial Offset PolicyThe peace dividend enjoyed since the end of the Cold War has been suspended – though Canada appears to struggle with this emerging truth. Conflicts that many considered unthinkable, and threats previously dismissed as products of an overactive imagination […] Mary Catharine Lennon – Signaling Quality in Labour Market Training
From: Mary Catharine Lennon To: Competition law observers Date: June 25, 2024 Re: Signaling Quality in Labour Market Training A highly skilled workforce is critical for driving innovation, enhancing productivity, and ensuring the overall success of the Canadian economy. Governments support this through investments in colleges and universities, skilled immigration programs, and support for training programs. Meanwhile, employability is […] Countdown to the CUSMA Review – Pitfalls, Politics and Horse-trading Ahead
has practiced international trade and investment law and policy in government and in the private sector for over 50 years.”” Clock is Ticking on CUSMA Review
The clock is ticking on the Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA). Before Canada, the US and Mexico get to the renegotiation table for CUSMA in 2026,…The Doctor Dilemma with Tingting Zhang and Rosalie Wyonch
Solving Canada’s healthcare crisis requires a combination of strategic policy reforms, technological innovation, and a shift towards more collaborative care models. On this episode of the CDHI Podcast, policy analysts Tingting Zhang and Rosalie Wyonch tell host Michael Hainsworth about the five key strategies for success the provinces should be paying attention to.
Tingting Zhang – Canada has tons of doctors—yet an alarming number of people have no primary-care provider. What’s going on?
Published in The Hub
…Don Drummond – Rate Cuts Unlikely to Cut Mortgage Costs Any Time Soon
From: Don Drummond To: Canadian mortgage watchers Date: June 19, 2024 Re: Rate Cuts Unlikely to Cut Mortgage Costs Any Time Soon Media reports abound with speculation Bank of Canada interest rate cuts will lift the Canadian housing market. To be sure, there are caveats that rate cuts will likely be slow. Less mentioned is the likelihood they will […]