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- The Brief | September 16, 2026
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.
The Brief | September 16, 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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Former Federal Leader of the Official Opposition
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Former President, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
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Co-founder and Executive Director, The Dominion Institute
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Professor and RBC Fellow, Queen's University and 2015 Research Auditor, C.D. Howe Institute
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Professor of Economics and Director of the Master of Public Service, University of Waterloo
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Marcel Boyer
Professor Emeritus of Industrial Economics and Fellow, CIRANO, Université de Montréal
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Senior Advisor, Bennett Jones
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Jean Charest
Former Premier of Québec
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