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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.

Joint Venture: A Blueprint for Federal and Provincial Marijuana Policy
Joint Venture: A Blueprint for Federal and Provincial Marijuana Policy
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...
National Priorities 2016
National Priorities 2016
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...
Learning from Mistakes: Improving Governance in the Ontario Electricity Sector
Learning from Mistakes: Improving Governance in the Ontario Electricity Sector
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...
The Future of Poison Pills in Canada: Are Takeover Bid Reforms Needed?
The Future of Poison Pills in Canada: Are Takeover Bid Reforms Needed?
October 29, 2015 - Anita Anand
Proposed takeover rules will produce winners and losers and need rethinking, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “The Future of Poison Pills in Canada: Are Takeover Bid Reforms...
An Opportunity not to be Wasted: Reforming Ontario’s Recycling Program
An Opportunity not to be Wasted: Reforming Ontario’s Recycling Program
July 23, 2015 - Aaron Jacobs
The government of Ontario should make individual producers responsible for recycled products while permitting them to achieve recycling goals as they see fit, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute...
Peak Power Problems: How Ontario’s Industrial Electricity Pricing System Impacts Consumers
Peak Power Problems: How Ontario’s Industrial Electricity Pricing System Impacts Consumers
June 11, 2015 - Anindya Sen
The Ontario government should scrap its peak-demand electricity-pricing program for large industrial electricity users in order to lower costs for Ontario households, according to a new C.D. Howe...
Ian Irvine - More Action Needed on the Cannabis File
Intelligence Memos
Ian Irvine - More Action Needed on the Cannabis File
From: Ian Irvine To: Ontario Premier Doug Ford Date: August 31, 2018 Re: More Action Needed on the Cannabis File Ontario Premier Doug Ford should be congratulated for improving Ontario’s marijuana...
Doug Ford almost got it right on cannabis - Globe and Mail Op-Ed
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Doug Ford almost got it right on cannabis - Globe and Mail Op-Ed
Ontario Premier Doug Ford should be congratulated for improving Ontario’s marijuana market structure last week. He decided to privatize the retailing of marijuana in the province. That decision...
Wyonch, Omran - The Fallacy of Buck-a-Beer
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Wyonch, Omran - The Fallacy of Buck-a-Beer
To: Concerned Ontarians From: Rosalie Wyonch and Farah Omran Date: August 14, 2018           Re: The Fallacy of Buck-a-Beer Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently announced a “Buck-a-Beer Challenge” for...

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Business Revolution or Peaceful Evolution? Rethinking Activities and Models with AI While Balancing Stakeholder Interests
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Roundtable Luncheon with Benjamin Alarie, Adam Blinick, Andrew Hanff and Iliana Oris Valiente
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Monday, March 26, 2018, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
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Inside Access: Strengthening Canadian Television Content: Creation, Discovery and Export in a Digital World
  • Inside Access: Strengthening Canadian Television Content: Creation, Discovery and Export in a Digital World
Conference Call with Lawson Hunter, Former Commissioner, Competition Bureau and Counsel, Stikeman Elliott LLP, and Kenneth G. Engelhart, Former Senior Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs, Rogers Communications
Conference Call
Tuesday, December 19, 2017, 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm
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Inside Access: Bits, Bytes, and Taxes: VAT and the Digital Economy in Canada
  • Inside Access: Bits, Bytes, and Taxes: VAT and the Digital Economy in Canada
Conference Call with Rosalie Wyonch, Policy Analyst, C.D. Howe Institute
Conference Call
Thursday, August 24, 2017, 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm

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