Public Governance and Accountability
This research area concerns public institutions and rules governing decision-making in government or in government-supported organisations, affecting economic outcomes. It covers, for example, the role and governance of charities, federalism and urban governance issues, and questions of accountability and transparency in government.
April 25, 2017 - Colin Busby and William B.P. Robson
Alberta and New Brunswick come out on top in the Institute’s latest report card on government financial reporting, with Prince Edward Island trailing the pack. In Numbers You can Trust? The Fiscal...
February 23, 2017 - William B.P. Robson, Alexandre Laurin and Rosalie Wyonch
Ottawa should set out a path back toward balance to inspire confidence among savers and investors, says the C.D. Howe Institute’s annual Shadow Federal Budget. In “Getting Real: A Shadow Federal...
February 16, 2017 - William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
More than $16 billion of annual “tax expenditures” never show up on the federal government’s books, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Hidden Spending: The Fiscal Impact of...
November 24, 2016 - William B.P. Robson, Benjamin Dachis and Jennifer Y. Tsao
Annual budgets in most of Canada’s major cities are a mess – excluding key activities, using inconsistent accounting, burying crucial numbers where only experts can find them, and often voted well...
October 12, 2016 - Zachary Spicer and Adam Found
For cities across Canada, amalgamation has produced few economies of scale and greatly undermined local autonomy, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Thinking Regionally: How...
May 3, 2016 - William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
Ottawa’s unfunded liabilities for employee pensions stood at $269 billion at the end of the 2015 fiscal year, far larger than reported, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute study. In “Worse Than It...
Intelligence Memos
From: William Robson and Farah Omran
To: Canada’s Finance Ministers
Date: May 3, 2018
Re: Rating the Fiscal Accountability of Canada’s Senior Governments
Canada’s senior governments tax and spend a...
Op-Ed
This week’s review of the Ontario government’s pre-election financial report from the provincial Auditor-General reconfirmed what The Globe and Mail reported last weekend: The government is using an...
Op-Ed
As of April 12, municipalities in Ontario will be able to implement inclusionary zoning, allowing them to require affordable housing units in residential developments. The province’s willingness to...
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Conference Call with Bill Robson, President and Chief Executive Officer, C.D. Howe Institute
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
24 Nov 2016
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Call with Bill Robson, President and CEO, C.D. Howe Institute and Ben Dachis, Associate Director, Research, C.D. Howe Institute
Conference Call
Thursday, November 24, 2016, 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
13 Oct 2016
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Zachary Spicer, Assistant Professor, Brock University
Conference Call
Thursday, October 13, 2016, 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
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