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.
December 19, 2017 - Lawson A.W. Hunter, Ken Engelhart and Peter Miller
Canadian voices are endangered as TV evolves according to a new report from the C.D Howe Institute. In “Strengthening Canadian Television Content: Creation, Discovery and Export in a Digital World”...
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...
Intelligence Memos
From: Rosalie Wyonch
To: Cannabis-Concerned Canadians
Date: April 20, 2018
Re: It's 4-20. How's that Legalization Thing Going?
Two years ago, on April 20, Ottawa announced steps to legalize cannabis...
Intelligence Memos
From: David Rosner
To: Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
cc: John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition
Date: March 2, 2018
Re: It’s Time to Reform Canada’s Merger...
Intelligence Memos
From: Konrad von Finckenstein
To: the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and the Minister of Canadian Heritage
Date: February 23, 2018
Re: Fighting Internet Piracy: A Workable...
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Conference call with Aaron A. Moore, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Winnipeg and Fellow, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, University of Toronto
Conference Call
Thursday, April 19, 2018, 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
29 Mar 2018
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Conference Call with Anthony Niblett, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Law, Economics & Innovation, University of Toronto
Conference Call
Thursday, March 29, 2018, 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
26 Mar 2018
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Roundtable Luncheon with Benjamin Alarie, Adam Blinick, Andrew Hanff and Iliana Oris Valiente
Toronto, 67 Yonge Street, Suite 300
Monday, March 26, 2018, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
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