Industry Regulation and Competition Policy
This area covers the impact of regulatory and other policies, such as taxes and subsidies and competition policy, on specific economic sectors (except those covered by the Institute’s natural resources or financial services research), on consumers, and on the overall state of competition in Canada.
March 2, 2017 - Brian Facey and Joshua Krane
It is time for Ottawa to reform its merger review process to ensure that Canada is actively promoting efficiencies and innovation, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Promoting...
February 28, 2017 - Anindya Sen
Provinces should fight contraband cigarettes with better policing, and reforming government allocation of cigarettes to Aboriginal reserves, rather than impose higher taxes, according to new report...
May 25, 2016 - Daniel Schwanen and Benjamin Dachis
Canada’s communications and broadcasting world has changed dramatically in recent decades, but its communications and broadcasting statutes and regulations have not kept pace, states a new report...
April 20, 2016 - Anindya Sen
Canada’s budding legal marijuana market requires federal-provincial cooperation in order to succeed, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Joint Venture: A Blueprint for Federal and...
March 3, 2016
The National Priorities 2016 series provides a high level overview of key issues that the federal and provincial governments need to address, and provides an opportunity to highlight policy...
February 24, 2016 - George Vegh
The government of Ontario should move away from controlling electricity planning, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute Report. In “Learning from Mistakes: Improving Governance in the Ontario...
Intelligence Memos
From: Rosalie Wyonch
To: Provincial Marijuana regulators
Date: August 24, 2017
Re: Let’s Focus on the Supply for Getting High
Provincial governments are in the midst of developing policy strategies...
Intelligence Memos
From: Benjamin Dachis and Daniel Schwanen
To: Mélanie Joly, Minister of Heritage
Date: August 22, 2017
Re: Seize the Day and Free the CRTC from Cancon Regulation
Last week the federal cabinet ordered...
Intelligence Memos
From: Anindya Sen and Rosalie Wyonch
To: The Honourable Bill Blair, Parliamentary Secretary to the Justice Minister
Date: July 19, 2017
Re: Don't (Over) Tax that Joint, My Friend
The federal...
24 Aug 2017
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Conference Call with Rosalie Wyonch, Policy Analyst, C.D. Howe Institute
Thursday, August 24, 2017,
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
03 Mar 2017
Mar
03
Conference Call with Brian Facey, Chair, Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment Group, Blakes; and Joshua Krane, Partner, Blakes
Conference Call
Friday, March 3, 2017,
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
20 Apr 2016
Apr
20
Roundtable Luncheon with Craig Alexander, Wayne Foster, and Stéfane Marion
Toronto, 67 Yonge Street, Suite 300
Wednesday, April 20, 2016,
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
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