Testimonials

Louis Gagnon

President, Canadian Operations, Intact Financial Corporation

At Intact Financial Corporation, we only invest in assets we truly believe in and are of high value long-term. Over many years, the C.D. Howe Institute has consistently earned this confidence and fit our investment philosophy.  

Barbara Zvan

President and Chief Executive Officer, University Pension Plan Ontario

In today’s complex landscape, the C.D. Howe Institute gives home to the constructive dialogue needed to shape effective public policies for today and tomorrow.

Stephen S. Poloz

Former Governor, Bank of Canada

The C.D. Howe Institute is a legendary name. I had to read C.D. Howe publications when I was at school, and they are still required reading.

The Globe and Mail

The C.D. Howe Institute resonates in Ottawa and across the provinces.

Mark Zelmer

Fellow-in-Residence

Public policy and regulation work best when they are grounded in strong research, deep analysis and lively debate. The C.D. Howe Institute offers one of Canada’s most dynamic and effective forums where this takes place.

Mitzie Hunter

Senior Fellow

The C.D. Howe Institute brings experts together in various fields to debate the big issues that impact the Canadian economy to advance outcomes for people.

David Dodge

Senior Advisor, Bennett Jones

The C.D. Howe Institute is the best common room in the country.

The Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper

Former Prime Minister of Canada

The C.D. Howe Institute’s work is invaluable to the nation.

James Pierlot

Senior Fellow

In a period of growing social, economic, and geopolitical instability, rigorous, timely, and evidence-based research to support Canada’s policymakers has never mattered more. The Institute has done that work for decades, and I am proud to contribute to it.

Kent Fellows

I’m sincerely honoured to renew my fellowship with the C.D. Howe Institute and its energy policy program. The Institute has a commitment to producing trustworthy research based on solid and dispassionate analysis of the issues. These are values I share as an energy policy researcher, which makes the work I do with the C.D. Howe […]

John Manley

Chair of the Board, CIBC; former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Business Council of Canada

You need outside voices, like the C.D. Howe Institute, that are rigorous and thoughtful, that challenge some of the assumptions that are made within government.

Allan Gregg

It is an honour to be invited to join the C. D. Howe Institute as a Senior Fellow. I have long admired the Institute’s rigorous, evidence-based approach to policy analysis and prescription. Through its thought-provoking publications and events, the Institute has consistently challenged orthodoxy, shone a light on both the strengths and flaws of current […]

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