306 results found for "guaranteed annual income"
Intelligence Memos
From: Ben Brunnen
To: The Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance
Date: September 8, 2023
Re: It’s Not Too Late to Rethink Federal CCUS Policy
The federal government is using tax credits to encourage carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) uptake to offset carbon emissions from economically important sectors like oil and gas or manufacturing.
The central lever is an…
Intelligence Memos
From: Randy Bauslaugh
To: Members of the Senate
Date: December 7, 2022
Re: Let's Fix Bill C-228 Before It's Too Late
Each year or so for more than a decade, a private member’s bill comes forward purporting to rescue pension plan members’ benefits when businesses fail.
This year’s version, Bill C-228, is still a knee-jerk reaction that only sounds like the right…
Intelligence Memos
Canada’s small and medium enterprises are facing numerous challenges that impede their ability to scale up. The C.D. Howe Institute has launched a policy working group to explore ways governments can help Canada’s SMEs grow by removing barriers to the availability and access to patient long-term financing, and deepen capital markets. This Memo is the first in a series outlining the context and…
Intelligence Memos
To: Canadians concerned about competition
From: D. Daniel Sokol
Date: August 17, 2021
Re: Some Principles for Regulating Big Tech
Cases around the world have targeted technology platforms large and small. In some settings, regulatory initiatives have been introduced that focus not on enforcement, but on getting the politically expedient result, which can create unintended…
Intelligence Memos
From: Joel Blit
To: Canadians concerned about jobs
Date: July 16, 2020
Re: COVID-19 Will Transform Our Economy – If We Get Our Policies Right
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, our economy is undergoing a transformation of unprecedented proportions. This transformation will increase productivity, but more than half a million jobs could be lost due to automation and reallocation.
Since…
Op-Ed
The federal government announced last week that it has balanced its budget ahead of schedule. After a deficit of $5.2 billion in fiscal year 2013-14, Ottawa posted a surplus of $1.9-billion in 2014-15.
Good news? Not everyone thinks so. Balancing the federal books has hurt Canada’s economy, said some critics. We even heard calls for a return to deficits.
If asked, some of those critics might…
