10 results found for "basic income"
Op-Ed
Published in the Globe and Mail on March 23, 2015
By: Benjamin Dachis and Lawson Hunter
Benjamin Dachis is a senior policy analyst and Lawson Hunter is a senior fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute and co-author of “Scrambled Signals: Canadian Content Policies in a World of Technological Abundance”. From 2003 to 2008, Mr. Hunter served as executive vice-president and chief…
Op-Ed
By Christopher Ragan
There has been much confusion amid the discussion about budget deficits in the federal election campaign. These numbers mean almost nothing unless they are expressed relative to our national income. Once these numbers are better understood, it becomes clear that small budget deficits for the next few years, used to finance productive investments, would be good for the…
Op-Ed
The recent settlements between teachers and the Ontario government raised teachers’ salaries and left existing pension arrangements in place. But with education spending the second largest part of provincial spending, and teacher salaries the central part of the education budget, are we getting good value for money?
Paying teachers well attracts good people to teaching. That’s important. There…
Op-Ed
Published in the Globe and Mail on April 21, 2015
By: Alexandre Laurin
Alexandre Laurin is director of research at the C.D. Howe Institute
Budgets, especially pre-election budgets, inevitably respond to short-term concerns and special interests. This budget is no exception. A prime example is the creation of a new fund to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary dedicated to the renovation…
Op-Ed
Published in the Globe and Mail on April 21, 2015
By: Alexandre Laurin
Alexandre Laurin is director of research at the C.D. Howe Institute
Budgets, especially pre-election budgets, inevitably respond to short-term concerns and special interests. This budget is no exception. A prime example is the creation of a new fund to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary dedicated to the renovation…
Op-Ed
Published in The National Post on February 11, 2015
By: William Robson
William Robson is president and chief executive officer of the C.D. Howe Institute.
Canadians have had some time to adjust to the Bank of Canada’s surprise cut in its policy interest rate to 0.75% on Jan. 21. With the Bank’s next interest-rate announcement coming on March 4, now seems a good time to take stock…
