Alexandre is the Vice-President and Director of Research at the C.D. Howe Institute.
As part of his duties, he leads the Institute’s Fiscal and Tax Policy Program.
He joined the C.D. Howe Institute in 2008 and became Director of Research in 2014. From 1999 to 2008, Mr. Laurin worked for the Parliamentary Information and Research Service where he provided reports, analysis and policy advice to Members of the House of Commons and the Senate and to parliamentary committees on a non-partisan and confidential basis.
Mr. Laurin has authored numerous research studies published by the C.D. Howe Institute and other organizations, and he frequently contributes to public policy debates through seminars, conferences, and media appearances. He is currently Vice-Chair of the Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board of Ontario, an arms-length advisory agency that makes recommendations to the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities. He was also a member of Ontario’s Basic Income Pilot’s Research and Evaluation Advisory Committee from 2017 to 2018, providing strategic advice to the Minister of Community and Social Services and the Minister Responsible for the Poverty Reduction Strategy. He holds an MA in Economics (1998) from Queen’s University and a BSc in Economics (1997) from Université du Québec à Montréal.