Canada’s senior governments tax and spend a lot, but don’t consistently tell us what they are doing, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “The Numbers Game: Rating the Fiscal...
Fiscal Sustainability
March 13, 2018 - William B.P. Robson and Parisa Mahboubi
Higher immigration can ease, but not entirely mitigate, the impacts of demographic change on the workforce, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Inflated Expectations: More...
February 22, 2018 - William B.P. Robson, Alexandre Laurin and Rosalie Wyonch
Ottawa must think long-term, and restore confidence in the sustainability of fiscal policy while responding to sharper competitive pressure on trade and taxation, says the C.D. Howe Institute’s...
November 21, 2017 - William B.P. Robson, Colin Busby and Aaron Jacobs
Canada’s greying workforce will spell big fiscal trouble for future taxpayers, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “The Fiscal Implications of Canadians’ Working Longer,” authors...
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...
Op-Ed
The aging of the population has accelerated in Canada during the past decade, but not all provinces evenly bear the brunt of an aging labour force and growing share of seniors. The four Atlantic...
Intelligence Memos
To: Members of federal, provincial and territorial parliaments
From: Farah Omran and William Robson
Date: March 29, 2018
Re: Are governments jamming you with their budgets?
Canada’s senior...
Intelligence Memos
To: Charles Sousa, Ontario Minister of Finance
From: Benjamin Dachis
Date: March 23, 2018
Re: An Economic Program for Ontario
Ontario is on an unsustainable fiscal course, and in my recent pre-budget...
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