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Op-Ed
Since the release of the Alberta Pension Plan report, I’ve read with interest the steady stream of commentary and opinion and, while there have been some thoughtful pieces, much of it has been ill-informed and misleading.
Doubt has been cast on the credibility of the firm that researched and delivered the report. Questions have been raised about the relevance of the formula used to calculate…
Op-Ed
Severe forest fires, floods and other extreme weather events have hit many Canadian regions hard, with climate change the probable cause. These severe events have destroyed housing, commercial property and infrastructure with a lengthy recovery period ahead. Insured and uninsured losses will be in the billions, in addition to the cost of repairing public infrastructure. Lives have been lost in…
Op-Ed
Following passage of the Ford government’s Bill 60, Ontario’s ministry of health now has the option to contract out to independent clinics the provision of certain kinds of health-care services normally provided in hospitals. Its opponents have cast the bill as favouring “privatization” and as a threat to the Canadian model of public health care. An emotionally charged…
Intelligence Memos
From: Duncan Munn
To: Canada’s Political Class
Date: January 4, 2023
Re: A New Year’s Resolution: Let’s Embrace Realism
The New Year traditionally arrives with resolutions and a fresh start at self-improvement.
Here’s a simple suggestion for all political leaders: Embrace more realism in public policy.
Let’s look at five areas in which Canada has clear goals, but falls short…
Intelligence Memos
From: Jon Johnson
To: Federal Departments of Global Affairs, Environment, and Natural Resources
Date: June 29, 2022
Re: Latest Congressional Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Initiative – For Real or for Show?
The FAIR Transition and Competition Act introduced last July, which provided for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), was never enacted.
Four Democratic senators…
Intelligence Memos
From: Barry Gros
To: Canada’s pension regulators
Date: November 5, 2020
Re: Is it too late to change the conversation on target benefit plans?
Why is it that when I’m in conversations about the viability of target benefit (TB) pension plans I keep hearing that “contribution adequacy” or “contribution sufficiency” seems to be the primary concern?
I’ve been following the…
