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As Canada forms its next government, the Prime Minister’s Office will be preparing ministerial mandate letters. In this special Intelligence Memo series, policy experts highlight key challenges and priorities in each minister’s portfolio.  From: Miles Corak To: The incoming Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Date: November 4, 2019 All Canadians have a right…

From: Lawrence Herman To: Canadian business and federal military planners Date: July 19, 2019 Re: Two Initiatives for Troubled Times Canada is not quite alone in the world these days, even if it sometimes seems that way, but the international environment is increasingly unfriendly and even hostile. The ascendency of nationalism and populism around the globe, led by the Trump…

Canada is not quite alone in the world these days, even if it sometimes seems that way, but the international environment is increasingly unfriendly and even hostile. The ascendency of nationalism and populism around the globe, led by the Trump White House, has shaken the established order. Our all-important relationship with the U.S. has been badly frayed. After a brief sunny period under Barack…

Donald Trump’s insulting statements about Canada in New York this week mark a new low in the Canada-U.S. relationship, with ramifications far beyond the North American free-trade agreement. Never before has a U.S. president threatened to inflict direct harm on Canada. While there have been some rough spots over the course of our shared history, Mr. Trump’s apparent disdain for Canada and threats…

From:  Jeremy Kronick and Nikki Hui To: Concerned Canadians Date: May 22, 2018 Re: Corporate Debt: The Next Financial Crisis Coming to Canada?  “Where will the next crisis occur?”  The Economist recently asked with one of its typically attention–grabbing headlines. The article’s basic premise was that, despite high levels of corporate debt, investors continue to accept low returns…

Ontario's Education Quality and Accountability Office's 2016/2017 results released this week show that for the second year in a row, only 50 per cent of Grade 6 students met the provincial math standard, compared with 61 per cent ten years ago. It is important to reverse this trend since early achievement in math is a strong predictor of later success in math and future career options. Another…