<time datetime="2020-09-10T00:01:00-04:00">September 10, 2020</time>

Open Banking Holds Promise, Risks for Consumers

  • The path towards safe and secure implementation of open banking should be guided by three consumer-focused pillars:…
<time datetime="2020-07-23T00:01:00-04:00">July 23, 2020</time>

Consumers Lose as Occupational Licensing Expands

  • A trend toward increased occupational licensing in Canada drives up costs for consumers and inhibits competition.…
<time datetime="2019-11-27T00:01:00-05:00">November 27, 2019</time>

Canada should ditch Canadian content tools that are ill-suited for the digital age, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.

In “Choosing Canada: Canadian Cultural Policy in the…

<time datetime="2019-02-28T05:00:00-05:00">February 28, 2019</time>

The competitiveness of Canadian firms is being hampered by tax policies that discriminate against and penalize companies as they seek equity to fuel growth, says a new report from the C.D. Howe…

<time datetime="2017-08-23T00:01:00-04:00">August 23, 2017</time>

Foreign providers of online services enjoy a tax advantage over domestic providers, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In Bits, Bytes, and Taxes: VAT and the Digital…

<time datetime="2017-03-02T00:39:56-05:00">March 2, 2017</time>

It is time for Ottawa to reform its merger review process to ensure that Canada is actively promoting efficiencies and innovation, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Promoting…

Intelligence Memos
To: Canadian businesses From: George N. Addy and Calvin Goldman Date: October 20, 2023 Re: Four flaws in Ottawa’s New Competition Framework If you own or run a business and if you are concerned about…
Intelligence Memos
To: The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada From: Benjamin Dachis Re: Why Not a Minister of Competition? Date: August 16, 2023 The government’s 23-move…
Op-Ed
The Liberal government’s 23-move cabinet shuffle last week missed out on one sensible extra move. As a major review of Canada’s competition policy continues, it’s a good time to highlight competition…