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: Anindya Sen and Rosalie Wyonch
To: The Ontario Minister of Finance
Date: May 17, 2017
Re: LCBO Workers Strike Is Not About Public Revenue
Ontario Public Sector Employee Union (OPSEU) members at...
Intelligence Memos
From: Jeremy Kronick
To: Maureen Jensen, Chair of OSC
Date: May 15, 2017
Re: Home Capital – How Did We Get Here
Housing market news over the last couple of weeks has zeroed in on Home Capital, an...
Intelligence Memos
From: Konrad von Finckenstein
To: The Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Date: May 5, 2017
Re: Modernizing Communications Legislation
The...
03 Mar 2017
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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
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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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30 Nov 2015
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Special Policy Conference
Ottawa , 1 Rideau Street
Monday, November 30, 2015,
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
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