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- The Brief | September 24, 2026
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The Brief | September 24, 2026
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Widely considered to be Canada’s most influential think tank, the C.D. Howe Institute is a source of trusted policy intelligence, distinguished by research that is nonpartisan, evidence-based and subject to definitive expert review.
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Kevin Lynch
Former Clerk of the Privy Council and Cabinet Secretary
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Jim Keohane
Former President & CEO, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)


Thomas Mulcair
Former Federal Leader of the Official Opposition
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David R. Johnson
Professor of Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Thomas A. Wilson
Senior Advisor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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CEO & Senior Partner, KPMG LLP
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Steve Ambler
Professor of Economics (Retired), Université du Québec à Montréal
The C.D. Howe Institute is recognized as Canada’s preeminent policy research centre in the field of monetary policy. I am honoured to be associated with this long tradition of excellence.


Shawn Graham
Former Premier of New Brunswick
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Frank Swedlove
President, Swedlove Consulting Inc.; Former President, Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc.
It is a great honour and privilege to serve as a Senior Fellow with the C.D. Howe Institute. Through my career I have valued its work and contributions to the public policy debate. It has also never shied away from taking on the difficult issues of the day, thus promoting open and needed discussion within government and the private sector.


Ernie Eves
Former Premier of Ontario
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Mark Romoff
Senior Fellow
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Sandra Pupatello
Senior Fellow
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Elyse Allan
Former President & CEO, GE Canada


Jamey Hubbs
Senior Fellow
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