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- The Brief | June 30, 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 | June 30, 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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President’s Fellow, School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary
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Head of Canada Government Affairs & Public Policy, YouTube Canada
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Former Minister of Finance, Ontario
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Executive Vice President, Commercial and Private Banking, National Bank of Canada
Thomas A. Wilson
Senior Advisor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
The C.D. Howe Institute has a most impressive research outreach program. Its many roundtable luncheons and member conference calls complement its extensive list of public policy publications.
Lindsay Gordon
Chancellor, UBC; former President and CEO, HSBC Bank of Canada
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Gordon Thiessen
Senior Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute
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Associate Professor of Economics, McGill University
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Senior Fellow
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Dean, DeGroote School of Business
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Secretary-General, OECD
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Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
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Former President, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
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