16 results found for "basic income"
Intelligence Memos
From: Jon Johnson
To: Global Affairs Canada
Date: July 27, 2021
Re: EU Carbon Border Tax Proposal Breaks New Ground
On July 14 the EU released its proposal for establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).
The proposal states that as “long as significant numbers of the EU’s international partners have policy approaches that do not result in the same level of climate…
Intelligence Memos
From: Konrad von Finckenstein and James Mitchell
To: Ministers of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Canadian Heritage
Date: February 8, 2021
Re: Making Bill C-10 Work
The government has introduced Bill C-10, an Act to Amend the Broadcasting Act with the main aim of regulating online over-the-top digital services commonly called streamers; Netflix, Amazon Prime…
Intelligence Memos
From: Robert Asselin
To: Federal Budget Decision-Makers
Date: March 22, 2021
Re: Canada Needs an R&D Powerhouse Modelled on the Successes of DARPA
When considering Canada’s long-term economic health, it is wishful thinking to assume Canada’s economy can thrive on deficit spending, booming real estate and household consumption.…
Intelligence Memos
From: William Robson and Miles Wu
To: Municipal Councillors, Ratepayers and Voters
Date: January 21, 2021
Re: Grading Your Municipality’s Financial Transparency
After each release of the C.D. Howe Institute’s annual report card on the financial transparency of Canada’s major cities, we get requests from councillors, ratepayers and residents in other places for additions to the report. We wish we…
Intelligence Memos
From: Parisa Mahboubi and Mariam Ragab
To: Alberta Social Assistance Policymakers
Date: May 7, 2021
Re: Time to Recalibrate Alberta’s Social Assistance
Effective social assistance systems should provide appropriate support for those in need while discouraging long-term dependency and easing transition to stable paid employment.
Over the pre-pandemic decade, Alberta saw the largest…
Intelligence Memos
From: Harvey Naglie
To: Central Bank Observers
Date: December 20, 2021
Re: Hit Pause on Ontario’s Proposed Capital Markets Act
In October, the Ontario Government issued a consultation draft for a revised Capital Markets Act, intended to become Ontario’s new securities legislation. This is a rewarmed version of a decade-old proposal, a wasted once-in-a-generation opportunity…
