291 results found for "basic income"
Op-Ed
A basic principle of good governance in Canada is that governments set mandates for crown corporations and regulatory authorities and those arm’s-length institutions then make use of the tools at their disposal to design actual policies. This principle is under threat on the campaign trail as politicians weigh in on one of the issues voters care most about these days, housing affordability.…
Intelligence Memos
From: Parisa Mahboubi and Mariam Ragab
To: Alberta Social Assistance Policymakers
Date: May 7, 2021
Re: Time to Recalibrate Alberta’s Social Assistance
Effective social assistance systems should provide appropriate support for those in need while discouraging long-term dependency and easing transition to stable paid employment.
Over the pre-pandemic decade, Alberta saw the largest…
Intelligence Memos
From: Jeremy Kronick and Steve Ambler
To: Bank of Canada Watchers
Date: September 10, 2020
Re: The GDP Story is Not as Bleak as Reported
Statistics Canada released its initial estimate of second-quarter GDP last month. Output dropped by 11.5 percent compared with the first quarter and by a little more than 13 percent compared with the second quarter of 2019. This is the…
Op-Ed
We knew the number would be big. Just how big was the question.
Statistics Canada released its initial estimate of second-quarter GDP on Friday. Output dropped by 11.5 per cent compared with first-quarter GDP and by a little over 13 per cent compared with the second quarter of 2019. This is the largest recorded quarterly decline since Statistics Canada began reporting quarterly GDP numbers in…
Intelligence Memos
From: Barry Gros
To: Canada’s pension regulators
Date: June 25, 2020
Re: Rules-based regulations a poor fit for target-benefit pension plans
Regulations for target-benefit pension plans have been developed across the country in several jurisdictions and without consistency.
But as I outline in my recent C.D. Howe Institute paper, their basic direction is actually a bad fit for the way target-…
Intelligence Memos
From: Rosalie Wyonch
To: Canada’s health system administrators
Date: February 5, 2020
Subject: Nudging Health: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Behavioural “nudges” can influence the choices that individuals and healthcare professionals make. A nudge changes the context of decision-making to subtly influence resulting choices. In healthcare, they can encourage appropriate…
