291 results found for "basic income"
Op-Ed
Published in the Globe and Mail on April 21, 2015
By: Alexandre Laurin
Alexandre Laurin is director of research at the C.D. Howe Institute
Budgets, especially pre-election budgets, inevitably respond to short-term concerns and special interests. This budget is no exception. A prime example is the creation of a new fund to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary dedicated to the renovation…
Op-Ed
Published in the Globe and Mail on April 21, 2015
By: Alexandre Laurin
Alexandre Laurin is director of research at the C.D. Howe Institute
Budgets, especially pre-election budgets, inevitably respond to short-term concerns and special interests. This budget is no exception. A prime example is the creation of a new fund to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary dedicated to the renovation…
Op-Ed
Published in The National Post on February 11, 2015
By: William Robson
William Robson is president and chief executive officer of the C.D. Howe Institute.
Canadians have had some time to adjust to the Bank of Canada’s surprise cut in its policy interest rate to 0.75% on Jan. 21. With the Bank’s next interest-rate announcement coming on March 4, now seems a good time to take stock…
Op-Ed
Published in The Globe and Mail. Since 1985, U.S. labour productivity has grown by roughly 100 per cent. In sharp contrast, labour productivity in Canada grew by only 40 per cent. Canadian workers are now only 70 per cent as productive as U.S. workers. And we’re not just falling behind the U.S. – the growth rate of our productivity is well below that of the U.K., Germany and France.…
Op-Ed
Just over two decades ago, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act put the regulation of corporate compliance on the map. It has since become a governance preoccupation, spawning armies of compliance professionals, commanding a substantial portion of every board’s agenda and costing hundreds of billions of dollars. Elaborate legal mechanisms — such as sentencing guidelines, whistleblowing regimes and personal…
Op-Ed
‘Tis the season for giving, and as the year ends, many Canadians are planning substantial donations. However, they should consider maximizing those donations in 2023 while full tax relief for charitable giving is still guaranteed. The federal government has yet to table its legislation for reforming the alternative minimum tax (AMT), but if it sticks to its commitments laid out in the 2023 budget…
