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Digital Health, Clinical AI and the Trade War

Will Falk
  • Health Policy, Innovation and Business Growth
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Improving Canada’s Pension System: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges

Keith Ambachtsheer
  • Retirement Saving and Income
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Canada’s Bond Market Has a Message for Washington

Mawakina Bafale, Peter MacKenzie
  • Fiscal and Tax Policy, Public Governance and Accountability
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Beyond the Headlines: Where Canada’s Household Debt Problem Lies

Mawakina Bafale, Peter MacKenzie
  • Financial Services and Regulation, Housing, Monetary Policy, Retirement Saving and Income
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Time for Federal Fiscal Bravery: The Status Quo Cannot Hold

Don Drummond
  • Fiscal and Tax Policy
  • Intelligence Memos

Extending Capital-Gains Relief to Donations of Private-Company Shares and Real Estate

Vahan Kololian
  • Fiscal and Tax Policy
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Could Alberta Really Afford to Separate from Canada?

The Honourable Jason Kenney PC, ECA, Charles St-Arnaud
  • Demographics and Immigration, Energy and Natural Resources, Monetary Policy, Public Governance and Accountability, Public Investments and Infrastructure, Trade and International Policy
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Could Alberta Really Afford to Separate from Canada?

The Honourable Jason Kenney PC, ECA, Charles St-Arnaud
  • Demographics and Immigration, Energy and Natural Resources, Monetary Policy, Public Governance and Accountability, Public Investments and Infrastructure, Trade and International Policy
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Corporate Boards and Their Unique AI Challenges

Douglas Sarro, Edward J. Waitzer
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Improving Canada’s Pension System: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges
Keith Ambachtsheer
Retirement Saving and Income
October 15, 2026
Research

Beyond the Headlines: Where Canada’s Household Debt Problem Lies
Mawakina Bafale, Peter MacKenzie
Financial Services and Regulation
October 14, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Why Canadians are retiring later – and why it matters for policy 
Peter Hicks, John Stapleton
Retirement Saving and Income
July 13, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Beyond the Terminal: A Policy Agenda for Canadian Tipping Culture
Mawakina Bafale
Retirement Saving and Income
July 2, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Houses are Not Pensions, Sowing Confusion in Debates on the Intergenerational Divide 
Colin Busby, John Stapleton
Retirement Saving and Income
June 17, 2026
Opinions & Editorials

Is your house your pension? The problem at the heart of the intergenerational divide
Colin Busby, John Stapleton
Housing
June 11, 2026
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The Tax Credit That Could Give Millions of Canadians a Pension | Alex Mazer and Keith Ambachtsheer
Keith Ambachtsheer, Alex Mazer
Retirement Saving and Income
April 23, 2026
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The Tax Credit That Could Give Millions of Canadians a Pension | Alex Mazer and Keith Ambachtsheer
Keith Ambachtsheer, Alex Mazer
Retirement Saving and Income
April 23, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Why is Ontario Spurning Big Pension Managers for its New Investment Fund?
Keith Ambachtsheer
Retirement Saving and Income
April 13, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Here’s How to Get Retirement Plans for More Canadian Workers
Keith Ambachtsheer, Alex Mazer
Retirement Saving and Income
April 7, 2026
Intelligence Memos

How UK Reforms Almost Doubled Pension Participation
Mark Fawcett
Retirement Saving and Income
April 2, 2026
Opinions & Editorials

Why a tax credit could be the key to closing Canada’s retirement coverage gap
Keith Ambachtsheer, Alex Mazer
Fiscal and Tax Policy
March 26, 2026
Intelligence Memos

A Smarter Way to Turn Retirement Savings into Lifetime Income
René Beaudry
Retirement Saving and Income
March 26, 2026
Intelligence Memos

How Retirement Benefit Clawbacks Hit Lower-Income Taxpayers Hardest
Nicholas Dahir, Alexandre Laurin
Fiscal and Tax Policy
February 6, 2026
Research

Spreading the Benefits: A Targeted Tax Credit Is Needed to Expand Retirement Plan Coverage in Canada’s Private Sector
Keith Ambachtsheer, Alex Mazer
Fiscal and Tax Policy
February 3, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Reforming Old Age Security Without Generational Conflict
John Stapleton
Retirement Saving and Income
January 9, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Portable, Pooled, and Pension-Like: Evaluating Options for Canada’s Uncovered Workers
Colin Busby, Shannan Corey
Retirement Saving and Income
December 15, 2025
Intelligence Memos

What Gets Measured Gets Results: Key Priorities for Canada’s Retirement System
Keith Ambachtsheer
Retirement Saving and Income
December 11, 2025
Intelligence Memos

How to Talk About Longevity With Retirees
John Stapleton
Retirement Saving and Income
November 24, 2025
Research

Learning to Fly: How Canadians Can Navigate a More Complex Financial Landscape
Pierre-Carl Michaud, Bernard Morency
Financial Services and Regulation
November 11, 2025
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