From: Ryan Kellogg
To: The Hon. Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport
CC: The Hon. Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Date: April 6, 2017
Re: Should Canada and the US Adopt a Market-Based Approach to Fuel Economy?
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Submitted by Kyle.Murphy onFrom: Charles Plant and Kay James
To: The Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
CC: Anil Anora, Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada
Date: April 5, 2017
Re: Business Innovation Spending May Be Bigger Than You Think
How Ontario Can End the Cycle of Meddling in Electricity Markets: Globe and Mail Op-Ed
Every 10 years or so, the government of Ontario finds it necessary to freeze or cut electricity prices because the costs of an ambitious energy policy prove to be politically unacceptable. This leaves every generation of electricity customers paying for the cost of a failed experiment from a previous generation. We should learn from this experience and implement a governance model for the sector that reviews and mitigates costs before a policy is adopted, not after.
Arthur Sweetman Re-Appointed as a C.D. Howe Institute Research Fellow
April 4, 2017 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Arthur Sweetman, Ontario Research Chair in Health Human Resources, McMaster University, as a Research Fellow.
“Arthur’s ability to frame research strategies, and his deep knowledge of key areas such as healthcare delivery and labour markets make him a highly valuable collaborator,” commented Robson. “The C.D. Howe Institute’s work in health and human capital is much stronger thanks to his input.”