By the Numbers: The Fiscal Accountability of Canada’s Senior Governments, 2015
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<time datetime="2015-04-16T18:12:28-04:00">April 16, 2015</time>
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Ottawa’s Hidden Deficit: The Widening Gap between Federal Government Pension Liabilities and Assets
Ottawa’s Hidden Deficit: The Widening Gap between Federal Government Pension Liabilities and Assets
<time datetime="2014-04-09T13:45:37-04:00">April 9, 2014</time>

Ottawa’s unfunded liabilities for employee pension plans rose to $272 billion in 2013, far larger than reported, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute study. In “Ottawa’s Hidden Deficit: The…

Evaluating Public-Sector Pensions: Are Federal Public Servants Overpaid?
Evaluating Public-Sector Pensions: Are Federal Public Servants Overpaid?
<time datetime="2014-04-02T13:45:55-04:00">April 2, 2014</time>

Federal public servants have pension guarantees in their defined-benefit pension plans that are mispriced, causing Ottawa to seriously underestimate the cost of the pension plans and the total…

Credibility on the (Bottom) Line: The Fiscal Accountability of Canada’s Senior Governments, 2013
Credibility on the (Bottom) Line: The Fiscal Accountability of Canada’s Senior Governments, 2013
<time datetime="2014-03-24T13:45:04-04:00">March 24, 2014</time>

Canada’s senior governments have regularly missed budget spending and revenue targets during the last decade, with spending overruns of $47 billion combined, according to a report released today…

Evaluating Public-Sector Pensions: How Much Do They Really Cost?
Evaluating Public-Sector Pensions: How Much Do They Really Cost?
<time datetime="2014-03-19T13:45:10-04:00">March 19, 2014</time>

While public debate has mainly focused on the “gold-plated” defined benefits of many public-service pension plans, the real problem lies in a flawed approach to managing compensation costs,…

Baffling Budgets: The Need for Clearer and More Comprehensive Financial Reporting by Canada’s Municipalities
Baffling Budgets: The Need for Clearer and More Comprehensive Financial Reporting by Canada’s Municipalities
<time datetime="2014-01-15T14:45:31-05:00">January 15, 2014</time>

Opaque budgeting methods and financial reports in Canada’s major cities baffle councilors and taxpayers, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Baffling Budgets: The…

Robson, Wu – It’s the End of January. Do You Know Where Your City’s Budget Is?
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From: William B.P. Robson and Miles Wu To: Municipal Councillors and Ratepayers Date: February 1, 2021 Re: It’s the End of January – Do You Know Where Your City’s Budget Is? Municipal budgets produce…
Don Drummond – Should $70 to $100 Billion of Fiscal Stimulus Be Used, and on What?
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Don Drummond – Should $70 to $100 Billion of Fiscal Stimulus Be Used, and on What?
From: Don Drummond  To: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland Date: January 26, 2021 Re: Should $70 to $100 Billion of Fiscal Stimulus Be Used, and on What? Ottawa’s Fall Fiscal…
Marcel Boyer – The Pervasive Economic Error in Assessing the Cost of Public Funds
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Marcel Boyer – The Pervasive Economic Error in Assessing the Cost of Public Funds
From: Marcel Boyer  To: Canada’s Debt Watchers Date: January 7, 2021 Re: The Pervasive Economic Error in Assessing the Cost of Public Funds In the assessment of the cost of…

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