Matthias Oschinski
Submitted by Alex.McBrien onFrom: Keith Ambachtsheer and Jim Leech
To: The Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance
Date: March 14, 2017
Re: Time for Innovation in Federal Government-Sponsored Workplace Pension Plans
Alex Usher Appointed as a C.D. Howe Institute Fellow-in-Residence
March 14, 2017 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointment of Alex Usher, President of Higher Education Strategy Associates and Editor-in-Chief of Global Higher Education Strategy Monitor, as a Fellow-in-Residence.
“Alex’s knowledge of higher education’s costs, benefits and overall impact on students is second to none,” remarked Robson. “We are pleased to welcome him to the Institute as a fellow-in-residence and look forward to increased collaboration."
Ben Dachis on BNN: Why Albertans' energy bills don't benefit from daylight savings time
Ben Dachis, Associate Director of Research at the Institute, joins BNN to discuss a report that finds there is a strong case behind abolishing daylight savings time in Alberta while those in Ontario see energy savings.
Click here to read part 1 and part 2 of the Intelligence Memo by Blake Shaffer and Nic Rivers.
From: Rosalie Wyonch, Bill Robson, and Alex Laurin
To: The Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance
Date: March 9, 2017
Re: Redressing Canada’s Tax Disadvantage in the Digital Economy
Robert S. Kaplan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Submitted by polina.moskvina onMembers: $250 | Non-members: $350 | Table of 8: $3,000
Please contact Polina Moskvina, Event Planner, to register: pmoskvina@cdhowe.org
From: Nic Rivers and Blake Shaffer
To: Canadians with one less hour of sleep
Date: March 8, 2017
Re: Does Daylight Saving Time Reduce Energy Consumption? (Part 2)
From: Nic Rivers and Blake Shaffer
To: Canadians with one less hour of sleep
Date: March 7, 2017
Re: Does Daylight Saving Time Reduce Energy Consumption? (Part 1)