<time datetime="2021-11-18T00:00:01-05:00">November 18, 2021</time>

Automatic GST Cuts Should Be In Ottawa’s Tool Box To Fight Downturns 

  • The federal government should consider automatic cuts to the goods and services tax (GST)…
<time datetime="2021-11-10T00:00:01-05:00">November 10, 2021</time>

Bottom Line: Canadian Governments’ Budget Overshoots Mean Higher Spending and Taxes

  • Over the course of 20 fiscal years, Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial…
<time datetime="2021-09-23T00:00:01-04:00">September 23, 2021</time>

Stars and Dogs: How Senior Governments Rank on Fiscal Transparency

  • Financial reporting by Canada’s senior governments has improved over time, but setbacks and…
<time datetime="2018-05-15T00:00:01-04:00">May 15, 2018</time>

Barriers to increasing housing supply, many stemming from excessive regulation, are driving up the price of homes in Canadian cities by six figures, finds a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute…

<time datetime="2018-03-29T06:00:00-04:00">March 29, 2018</time>

Regulators can better use big data and machine learning to save time and money for businesses, individuals and themselves, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Regulatory…

<time datetime="2017-02-07T00:01:00-05:00">February 7, 2017</time>

The C.D. Howe Institute is embarking on a series of publications on Canada’s infrastructure policies, including electricity, airports, water, and an infrastructure bank. Below is a timely…

Intelligence Memos
From: Don Drummond  To: Canadian Budget Observers Date: April 12, 2023 Re: Bogus Spending Restraint is not Spending Restraint The 2023 federal budget rests its case…
Intelligence Memos
To: Canadians Concerned about Climate Change From: Charles DeLand Date: February 22, 2023 Re: What’s Under the Hood of Ottawa’s Emissions Reduction Roadster? Like many governments…
Op-Ed
Last March, Ottawa announced its target for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2030. It wants to reduce them from 740 million tonnes (MT) of CO2-equivalent in 2019 to 442 MT in 2030, a reduction of…