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.
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...
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...
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...
May 3, 2015 - A.E. Safarian
Ottawa should end the economic review of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Simplifying the Rule Book: a Proposal to Reform and...
April 2, 2015 - Benjamin Dachis
The federal government should not continue to unduly favour grain rail shipments at the expense of other sectors, which include forestry, mines and energy, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute...
February 18, 2015 - Marcel Boyer
English
Canada’s current copyright framework for recorded music is shortchanging artists, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “The Value of Copyrights in Recorded Music:...
Op-Ed
Ontario has announced that it will restrict retail of recreational marijuana to LCBO-run stores. Only 40 of these locations will be in place by next July 1, the federal target date for...
Intelligence Memos
To: Chairs of Canadian Securities Commissions
From: Jeremy Kronick and Rosalie Wyonch
Date: September 1, 2017
Re: Don’t Strangle the Marijuana Business in the Stock Market
An unforeseen development...
Intelligence Memos
From: Rosalie Wyonch
To: Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance
Date: August 28, 2017
Re: It’s Time for the Taxman to Join the Digital Age
The Internet is changing how Canadians access content, order...
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