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Apr 30

Private Healthcare: Who pays, Who wins, Who loses in Ontario?

Toronto ON, 67 Yonge Street, Suite 300 Roundtable Luncheon with Dr. Bob Bell, Shaun Francis and Edith Rolko Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm ET
Mar 14

Remarks by Evan Siddall, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Speaking Notes for Evan Siddall, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

C.D. Howe Institute Roundtable Luncheon

421 7 Avenue Southwest, Suite 4000

Calgary, Alberta

Why Housing Matters to Canada’s Financial Stability: Insights on Housing Market Risks and CMHC’s Financial Stability Role

Thank you Bill, and a special thanks to the C.D. Howe Institute. C.D. Howe is of course well known as one…

Feb 25

Conference Report – Building the Future of Canada’s Transportation Infrastructure

As Canadian governments ramp up infrastructure spending, it is critical to get the business case process right, and make it publicly available for each project, notes a report from a recent C.D. Howe Institute conference, “Building the Future of Canada’s Transportation Infrastructure.” 

Jan 12

Conference Report - The Future of Canadian Telecommunications and Broadcasting

The C.D. Howe Institute hosted an invitation-only conference on November 30, 2015 in Ottawa entitled “The Future of Canadian Telecommunications and Broadcasting.” The event brought together telecommunications and broadcasting leaders, senior policymakers, eminent academics and other experts.

Aug 20

Conference Report - The Future of Financial Services: Competition and Growth

The C.D. Howe Institute organized an invitation-only conference in Toronto entitled The Future of Financial Services: Competition and Growth. The event brought together financial sector executives, senior policymakers, eminent academics, and other financial market participants to address the effects of recent and impending regulations on competition within the sector, and on consumers of these services.

Jun 17

Remarks by Jeremy Rudin, Superintendent of Financial Institutions

Remarks by Superintendent Jeremy Rudin to the C.D. Howe Institute, Toronto, Ontario

Away from the Lamppost: Culture, Conduct and the Effectiveness of Prudential Regulation

It is nearly seven years since the failure of Lehman Brothers and its aftermath opened eyes around the world to weaknesses in the regulation and supervision of financial institutions. This led to a wave of global regulatory and supervisory initiatives.

In Canada, this wave is…