To: Catherine McKenna, Minister for the Environment and Climate Change
From: Christopher Sands
Date: August 9, 2018
Re: Make Canada the Next California on Auto Emissions
Water Charges Worsen Housing Affordability
August 9, 2018 - Canadian municipalities are hurting housing affordability by imposing expensive water charges on development, according to a new report published by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Hosing Homebuyers: Why Cities Should Not Pay for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure with Development Charges”, author Benjamin Dachis argues cities should revamp development charges to improve housing affordability across the country.
August 9, 2018 - Canadian municipalities are hurting housing affordability by imposing expensive water charges on development, according to a new report published by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Hosing Homebuyers: Why Cities Should Not Pay for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure with Development Charges”, author Benjamin Dachis argues cities should revamp development charges to improve housing affordability across the country.
From: Dan Ciuriak
To: Canadians Concerned about Tariffs
Date: August 3, 2018
Re: Trade Peace in Our Time?
Following a campaign laced with invective against America’s trade agreements, including the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the world absorbed for the better part of a year and a half a rising tide of US protectionism and an escalating level of threats aimed at disrupting a global trading system built up over decades of negotiations.
The Long Trade Peace Is Over
August 2, 2018 —The long trade peace that took hold with the signing of the GATT in 1947 is over, according to an analysis published by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “The March into Trade Wars: US Policy Aims and the Implications for Reconciliation” author Dan Ciuriak contends the world is embroiled in a trade war of global dimensions, with few prospects for resolution.
August 2, 2018 —The long trade peace that took hold with the signing of the GATT in 1947 is over, according to an analysis published by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “The March into Trade Wars: US Policy Aims and the Implications for Reconciliation” author Dan Ciuriak contends the world is embroiled in a trade war of global dimensions, with few prospects for resolution.
Canada needs a better approach to foreign direct investment - Globe and Mail Op-Ed
Canada, like other economies, seeks to attract foreign direct investment to help grow its standard of living. In recent years, however, Canada has struggled to attract such investments.
Foreign investments that are “direct,” in contrast to portfolio investments in which investors acquire smaller portions of equity or debt in a company, entail the investor acquiring some control over how their new Canadian business is run. In turn, this typically means that a foreign direct investor is making a long-term commitment to Canada.
Missing Productivity - Canada Playing Catch Up
In this edition of Graphic Intelligence, we compare Canada’s business lending behavior to that of other OECD countries.
Adam Found Re-Appointed as Metropolitan Policy Fellow and Fellow-in-Residence
July 27, 2018 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Adam Found as a Metropolitan Policy Fellow and as a Fellow-in-Residence.
“Adam is deeply knowledgeable about municipal finance and has contributed a great deal of important work in this field,” stated Robson. “We have benefited from his insights in the past and look forward to further collaboration in the future.”