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March 12, 2015 – Most provinces are not meeting national immunization targets for key vaccines, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “A Shot in the Arm: How to Improve Vaccination Policy in Canada,” authors Colin Busby and Nicholas Chesterley examine why some provinces are more successful than others at reaching immunization targets. “Too much of the public’s attention has been on ‘…

October 14, 2015 – Revenues from First Nations business activities have grown substantially over the last generation. In Ontario, they now comprise nearly one third of First Nation government funds. Where does the money go? A new C.D. Howe Institute report, “First Nations Own-Source Revenue: How Is the Money Spent?” makes use of new data to analyze band finances. “Over the past generation,…

February 25, 2015 – A better mix of public and private funding in the healthcare system could reduce coverage gaps, as well as create incentives for politicians and bureaucrats to manage the public system more efficiently, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Rethinking Canada’s Unbalanced Mix of Public and Private Healthcare: Insights from Abroad,” authors Åke Blomqvist…

November 12, 2015 – While Canada has a well-established tradition of transparency and accountability for health-system performance comparisons, few measures of outcomes are reported, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Measuring Outcomes in the Canadian Health Sector: Driving Better Value from Healthcare,” authors Jeremy Veillard, Omid Fekri, Irfan Dhalla, and Niek…

September 16, 2015 – Canada’s lacklustre performance on the OECD’s test of adult literacy, numeracy and problem solving has raised questions about the quality of provincial education systems, but the explanation for the poor scores lies elsewhere, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Underperforming Adults? The Paradox of Skills Development in Canada,” author Andrew Parkin…