Recent Research
Rethinking Royalty Rates: Why There Is a Better Way to Tax Oil and Gas Development
2011 – Colin Busby, Benjamin Dachis and Bev Dahlby
Western METRics: Marginal Effective Tax Rates in the Western Provinces
2011 – Alexandre Laurin and Finn Poschmann
Pulling the Plug on Monopoly Power: Reform for the Canadian Wheat Board
2011 – Richard Pedde and Al Loyns
Manitoba’s Demographic Challenge: Why Improving Aboriginal Education Outcomes Is Vital for Economic Prosperity
2010 – Colin Busby
A Bushel Half Full: Reforming the Canadian Wheat Board
2008 – Sylvain Charlebois,Richard Pedde
Realistic Expectations: Demographics and the Pursuit of Prosperity in Saskatchewan
2007 – Yvan Guillemette,William B.P. Robson
Should Alberta and Saskatchewan Unite? Examining Proposals for Closer Co-Operation
2003 – Herbert J.C. Emery,Ronald D. Kneebone
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Prairies Events
William Doyle, President and CEO, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
November 14, 2011 Saskatoon Roundtable: PotashCorp – A Global Company Made in Canada
William Robson, President and CEO, C.D. Howe Institute; Peter Holle, President, Frontier Centre for Public Policy; and Colin Busby, Policy Analyst, C.D. Howe Institute
September 2010 Winnipeg Roundtable: Tackling Manitoba’s Big Challenges: Demographics, Fiscal Pressures, and the Role of Government
Mike Wilson, President and CEO, Agrium Inc.
October 2008 Calgary Roundtable: Agricultural Products – Challenges and Opportunities for Canada’s West


Resolving Water-Use Conflicts: Insights from the Prairie Experience for the Mackenzie River Basin
Feb. 22, 2012 – David Percy