306 results found for "guaranteed annual income"
Intelligence Memos
From: James Feehan
To: Those who worry about Newfoundland and Labrador’s solvency
Date: August 14, 2020
Subject: Andrew Furey takes on a fiscal nightmare
On August 19, Andrew Furey M.D. will be sworn in as Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador. He was elected by the governing Liberal Party to succeed the outgoing premier, Dwight Ball. He inherits dire fiscal circumstances.
The immediate problem is…
Intelligence Memos
From: Jeremy M. Kronick
To: Government debt watchers
Date: June 15, 2020
Re: A baseline understanding of fiscal sustainability
When the COVID-19 crisis erupted, and it was clear economies would be shut down, there was widespread agreement that both fiscal authorities and central banks would have to inject unprecedented stimulus to create a bridge to the other side.
Governments across this country…
Intelligence Memos
From: Lori Sterling
To: Canadian Businesses and Governments
Date: June 4, 2020
Re: The Next Phase of Economic Recovery, Part Two: Reforming Pandemic-Related Programs for Business
This memo examines certain pandemic-related business programs, and is a companion to a review of individual support programs. The overarching goal of the recommendations is to tailor these programs…
Intelligence Memos
From: Paul Jenkins and Jeremy M. Kronick
To: Canadians Looking to Understand the Times
Date: April 2, 2020
Subject: COVID-19: A Macroeconomic Narrative
These are highly uncertain times, as we individually and collectively face the challenges of COVID-19. With the many complexities – both health and economic related – is there a simple narrative that can help in bridging us through the…
Intelligence Memos
Federal budgets are an annual rite of spring in Ottawa, as is the deluge of advice to the Department of Finance. But budget-making is a yearlong process, and the work is now in progress. Accordingly, the C.D. Howe Institute is presenting a series of Intelligence Memos in the next few weeks, outlining recommendations that we hope will help inform the policy decisions that are being made now.
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Intelligence Memos
To: David MacNaughton, Canada’s Ambassador to the US
From: Christopher Sands
Date: November 9, 2018
Re: How U.S. Midterm Results Will Affect Congressional Approval of the USMCA
The results are in, and Democrats have successfully won a majority and control of the House of Representatives. Republicans retained control over the Senate (with a slightly larger majority). What does this mean for the…
