Recent Research
Managing the Cost of Healthcare for an Aging Population: Provincial Perspectives
January 2013 – Colin Busby and William Robson
Are Middle Schools Good for Student Academic Achievement? Evidence from Ontario
November 13, 2012 – David R. Johnson
How to Pay Family Doctors: Why ‘Pay per Patient’ is Better than Fee for Service
October 17, 2012 – Ake Blomqvist and Colin Busby
Pooled Registered Pension Plans: Pension Savior – or a New Tax on the Poor?
August 23, 2012 – James Pierlot and Alex Laurin
Annuities and Your Nest Egg: Reforms to Promote Optimal Annuitization of Retirement Capital
August 16, 2012 – Norma L. Nielson
Réformer le financement des services de garde des enfants au Québec: oui, mais comment?
Le 16 juillet 2012 – Jean-Yves Duclos et Nicholas-James Clavet
Breaking the Stereotype: Why Urban Aboriginals Score Highly on “Happiness” Measures
July 5, 2012 – Dominique M. Gross and John Richards
Ontario’s Best Public Schools: 2009-2011
June 7, 2012 – David Johnson and Robbie Brydon
Comparing Nest Eggs: How CPP Reform Affects Retirement Choices
May 31, 2012 – Alexandre Laurin, Kevin Milligan and Tammy Schirle
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Social Policy Events
Les Vertesi, Executive Director, BC Health Services Purchasing Organization
Wednesday November 28, 2012 Manulife Healthcare Roundtable Series Feature Event: How B.C. Managed to Break Away From Global Budgets for Hospitals
The Hon. Michael Kirby, Chair, Partners for Mental Health
Wednesday October 17, 2012 Manulife Healthcare Roundtable Series Feature Event – Opening Minds: Towards a National Mental Health Strategy
The Hon. Deb Matthews, Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
Tuesday September 25, 2012 Manulife Healthcare Roundtable Series Feature Event: A Plan to Sustain Public Medicare
David Dodge; Don Drummond; Tom Closson; and Jeffrey Turnbull
Monday April 30, 2012 The Launch of the Healthcare Policy Roundtable Series – Canadian Healthcare: The Danger of Doing Nothing and the Path Forward


Long-Term Care for the Elderly: Challenges and Policy Options
November 8, 2012 – Ake Blomqvist and Colin Busby