27 results found for "basic income"
Intelligence Memos
From: Jon Johnson
To: Federal Departments of Global Affairs, Environment, and Natural Resources
Date: June 29, 2022
Re: Latest Congressional Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Initiative – For Real or for Show?
The FAIR Transition and Competition Act introduced last July, which provided for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), was never enacted.
Four Democratic senators…
Op-Ed
Inflation around 8 per cent is something many Canadians had never experienced until this summer. As a country, we are rediscovering how much inflation hurts. The shrinking value of our dollars is bad enough on its own, but inflation harms us in more subtle ways, including through its interactions with taxes and government benefits. Now would be a good time for some changes to lessen the pain.…
Intelligence Memos
The C.D. Howe Institute put out a call late last year for Intelligence Memos from next-generation policy leaders. The purpose of the program is to provide a platform for new or soon-to-be graduates to raise their profiles, showcase their ideas, and build their professional networks. This week we are releasing the work of the top three participants.
From: Cheung Pang Wong
To: Canada’s Ministers of…
Op-Ed
Last week the Canadian and American governments announced plans to liquidate Russian assets frozen by sanctions and to distribute the funds to affected victims and to war-torn countries. The measures have been devised to inflict even greater penalties on that country as a result of its illegal invasion of Ukraine and the appalling atrocities committed by Russian forces there in recent weeks.
As…
Intelligence Memos
To: Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage
From: Konrad von Finckenstein
Date: February 15, 2022
Re: Two Improvements Needed for Bill C-11
You recently introduced Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act. The title reflects the laudable goal of integrating the over-the-top broadcasters (commonly…
Intelligence Memos
From: Glen Hodgson
To: Travis Toews, Alberta Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board
Re: Time to Review ATB Financial: Is It Still Needed as a Crown Corporation?
Date: January 13, 2022
Alberta is the only province to have a retail bank owned by taxpayers. Is this still the right purpose for ATB Financial? More regular public review of ATB’s mandate by the Alberta government would…
