Changing Markets Require Responsive Regulation
Submitted by tammy.trepanier onAs head of the Ontario Securities Commission, Maureen Jensen has a unique view into the unprecedented changes affecting markets for financial assets around the world. Regulators are responding to the development of new instruments, the adoption of new technology platforms, and shifting expectations of issuers and investors. Maureen will discuss current trends and the need for renewed efforts by regulators everywhere to support financial stability and economic prosperity.
The dinner will take place from 5:30-8:30 pm.
75 Lower Simcoe Street
Toronto ON M5J 3A6
Canada
To: The Hon. Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance
From: Benjamin Dachis
Date: May 17, 2018
Re: Backstopping Kinder Morgan Makes Sense
The federal government is wise to indemnify Kinder Morgan from any losses it may suffer in its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project due to political obstruction in British Columbia —as announced yesterday.
Ben Dachis on BNN - Regulatory barriers adding to the cost of new homes
Ben Dachis, associate director of research at the C.D. Howe Institute, says an increasing regulatory burden is adding more than $100,000 on average to the price of a new home, and in places like Vancouver, it can add up to more than $500,000. He joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss.
Ben Dachis on CBC - Zoning regulations add significantly to housing costs
Ben Dachis of the C.D. Howe Institute on the cost of municipal regulations in home ownership.
Inside Access: Through the Roof: The High Cost of Barriers to Building New Housing in Canadian Municipalities
Submitted by rivory@cdhowe.org onThe cost of housing has been going through the roof in many parts of Canada. Most government policies have focused on curtailing the demand for housing, but they have not taken meaningful steps to increase housing supply. Join this call to hear more about why housing costs are so high and what policies can address this issue.
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Empire Communities
Submitted by vinh.tran onHoward Wetston
Submitted by vinh.tran onHoward
Wetston
Inside Access: The Numbers Game: Rating the Fiscal Accountability of Canada’s Senior Governments
Submitted by rivory@cdhowe.org onCanada’s senior governments tax and spend a lot, but don’t consistently tell us what they are doing, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. Join this call to hear authors William B.P. Robson and Farah Omran grade the transparency and reliability of the federal, provincial, and territorial governments’ financial reports and propose easy steps to improve them.
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Has Canada lost its competitive edge? Bill Robson talks with the Financial Post
Former finance minister Joe Oliver and the C.D. Howe Institute’s Bill Robson talk about corporate taxation, pipelines and other barriers to investment in Canada.