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Media Release
September 16, 2015 – Canada’s lacklustre performance on the OECD’s test of adult literacy, numeracy and problem solving has raised questions about the quality of provincial education systems, but the explanation for the poor scores lies elsewhere, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Underperforming Adults? The Paradox of Skills Development in Canada,” author Andrew Parkin…
Op-Ed
Posted in the Globe & Mail on June 6, 2013
By Peter Howitt
Canada’s federal government, pursuing a growth and innovation agenda aimed at a lingering productivity problem, seems to think the solution lies in turning researchers into entrepreneurs – recent changes to the National Research Council’s mandate are the latest example. But the greatest commercial successes come from top…
Op-Ed
Published in the Toronto Sun on April 30, 2013
By Colin Busby
When Ontario’s 2013 budget appears Thursday, the headline story will be about the government’s progress on ending deficits and returning to balanced budgets. Looking beyond the budget’s big ticket items and undoubtedly opaque language, and doing some early number crunching, will reveal a story about the government’s ability to…
Op-Ed
Published in the National Post on March 6, 2013
By Colin Busby & Alexandre Laurin
In the 1980s, during a time of large provincial deficits, Alberta premier Don Getty famously quipped that the difficulty of restraining spending after years of unrelenting growth was akin to “turning the Queen Mary.” The phrase undoubtedly resonates with Alberta’s fiscal planners today.
This week’s…
Media Release
June 25, 2024 – The clock is ticking on the Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA). Before Canada, the US and Mexico get to the renegotiation table for CUSMA in 2026, uncertainties in the treaty’s process and procedures need to be cleared up immediately to ensure they do not cloud negotiations, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report.
In “Countdown to the CUSMA Review – Pitfalls, Politics…
Media Release
February 2, 2023 – New rules for Canada’s Competition Act should cast a wide net over all significant players involved in the digital provision of services to Canadians, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.
In “Calibrating Competition Policy for the Digital Age,” author and C.D. Howe Institute Vice President, Research, Daniel Schwanen reviews the challenges emerging business…
