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Op-Ed
The federal government recently finalized regulations for its “zero-emissions vehicle” mandate. The mandate requires sellers of light vehicles (passenger cars and light trucks) to sell a rising minimum of zero-emissions vehicles — basically, electric vehicles or EVs — every year, culminating with 100 per cent EVs in 2035, just 11 years from now. Reasonable forecasts of production and sales…
Intelligence Memos
From: Duncan Munn, John Manley and Dwight Duncan
To: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland
Date: April 30, 2024
Re: Short-sighted Capital Gains Changes Will Bring Long-Term Consequences
This month’s federal budget asks the wealthiest among us to pay for spending initiatives to address intergenerational fairness.
A better way to finance new spending would be to…
Intelligence Memos
From: Edward Waitzer and Rob Wildeboer
To: Corporate governance observers
Date: April 29, 2024
Re: Corporate Culture Trumps Regulation in Fostering Good Governance
Just over two decades ago, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act put the regulation of corporate compliance on the map.
It has since become a governance preoccupation, spawning armies of compliance professionals,…
Intelligence Memos
From: John Lester
To: Members of the Treasury Board
Date: April 8, 2024
Re: The federal expenditure management system needs a makeover
The federal expenditure management system looks good on paper.
Transparency is served by publication of five-year spending plans for major spending categories in the annual budget and detailed information in the main estimates and…
Intelligence Memos
From: Glen Hodgson and Diana Smallridge
To: Reconciliation watchers
Date: March 20, 2024
Re: The Best Indigenous Financing Gap Solution? An Indigenous Development Bank
Access to financing is critical if the Indigenous economy is to make meaningful progress on sustained economic development as a basis for reconciliation.
There are significant market gaps in…