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Michael Devereux
Royal Bank Professor of International Economics, University of British Columbia
As the premier economics research institute in Canada, the Institute has contributed enormously to our understanding of the Canadian economy and the multiple social, economic and environmental challenges facing the country. I look forward to making further contributions to the C.D. Howe Institute’s research mission.


Kent Fellows
I’m sincerely honoured to renew my fellowship with the C.D. Howe Institute and its energy policy program. The Institute has a commitment to producing trustworthy research based on solid and dispassionate analysis of the issues. These are values I share as an energy policy researcher, which makes the work I do with the C.D. Howe Institute very rewarding. I’m proud to be part of the Energy Council as it produces important work for the benefit of Canadians.


Michael Horgan
Senior Advisor, Bennett Jones
[The Department of Finance] appreciates the topical relevance and analytical quality of the Institute’s policy research.


Hélène Desmarais, C.M.
Chairman & CEO, Centre d’entreprises et d’innovation de Montréal
Why should we support the Institute? Because it is only through support from civil society that an independent voice such as the C.D. Howe can survive.


Donald Dewees
Professor Emeritus of Economics and Law, University of Toronto
The C.D. Howe Institute’s research and publications provide thoughtful, reasoned and balanced analysis of a wide range of public policy issues in Canada today.


Christopher Ragan
Associate Professor of Economics, McGill University
Bringing together top policy-minded economists from across Canada, the C.D. Howe Institute leads the pack in analysing and debating important issues, and offers policymakers a solid foundation of logic and evidence for possible solutions.


Edward Iacobucci
Dean and Professor of Law, University of Toronto Faculty Of Law
I am pleased to continue working with the C.D. Howe Institute, an important Canadian institution, and to serve on the Competition Policy Council in particular. I learn a great deal from the practitioners, academics and policy-makers that comprise the Council, and look forward to the next year of discussion and debate.


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Angel Gurría
Secretary-General, OECD
It is a great honour to speak at the C.D. Howe Institute…one of the world’s epicentres of public policy enlightenment.


The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs


Lindsay Gordon
Chancellor, UBC; former President and CEO, HSBC Bank of Canada
The C.D. Howe Institute helps create the policy base for a stronger Canadian economy.


The Hon. Bill Morneau
Former Minister of Finance
The C.D. Howe Institute provides definitive analysis on the essential issues facing the country.


David R. Johnson
Professor of Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
I have always tried to focus my research on areas with direct application to public policy,” said Johnson. “The C.D. Howe Institute has been a great partner in pursuing my interests.


Yves Giroux
I’m delighted to join the C.D. Howe Institute at such a pivotal moment in our country’s history. The Institute’s outstanding research and thoughtful contributions to policy debates are invaluable, and I’m honoured to contribute in my own way to its important work.


Sandra Pupatello
Senior Fellow
“In a world of heightened disparate views and polarized thinking, it is encouraging to watch this institute perform. The C.D. Howe Institute has an array of expertise and demonstrates courage in tackling key issues faced by Canada today. I am honoured to be invited to play a small part.”


Gordon Thiessen
Senior Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute
“The expert examinations of Canadian monetary policy by the Institute over many years have, I believe, been a particularly important contribution to the broader understanding of the Bank of Canada and its role in our economy.”
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