<time datetime="2020-10-29T00:01:00-04:00">October 29, 2020</time>
Power Consumers Face Widely Varied Costs Across Provinces
- Electricity prices and pricing structures vary widely across provinces, with Alberta, Ontario and Nova…
<time datetime="2020-09-10T00:01:00-04:00">September 10, 2020</time>
Open Banking Holds Promise, Risks for Consumers
- The path towards safe and secure implementation of open banking should be guided by three consumer-focused pillars:…
<time datetime="2020-07-23T00:01:00-04:00">July 23, 2020</time>
Consumers Lose as Occupational Licensing Expands
- A trend toward increased occupational licensing in Canada drives up costs for consumers and inhibits competition.…
<time datetime="2019-11-27T00:01:00-05:00">November 27, 2019</time>
Canada should ditch Canadian content tools that are ill-suited for the digital age, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.
In “Choosing Canada: Canadian Cultural Policy in the…
<time datetime="2019-02-28T05:00:00-05:00">February 28, 2019</time>
The competitiveness of Canadian firms is being hampered by tax policies that discriminate against and penalize companies as they seek equity to fuel growth, says a new report from the C.D. Howe…
<time datetime="2017-08-23T00:01:00-04:00">August 23, 2017</time>
Foreign providers of online services enjoy a tax advantage over domestic providers, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In Bits, Bytes, and Taxes: VAT and the Digital…
Intelligence Memos
To: Canadian businesses
From: George N. Addy and Calvin Goldman
Date: October 20, 2023
Re: Four flaws in Ottawa’s New Competition Framework
If you own or run a business and if you are concerned about…
Intelligence Memos
To: The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
From: Benjamin Dachis
Re: Why Not a Minister of Competition?
Date: August 16, 2023
The government’s 23-move…
Op-Ed
The Liberal government’s 23-move cabinet shuffle last week missed out on one sensible extra move. As a major review of Canada’s competition policy continues, it’s a good time to highlight competition…