23 results found for "basic income"
Intelligence Memos
From: Rosalie Wyonch
To: Canada’s health system administrators
Date: February 5, 2020
Subject: Nudging Health: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Behavioural “nudges” can influence the choices that individuals and healthcare professionals make. A nudge changes the context of decision-making to subtly influence resulting choices. In healthcare, they can encourage appropriate…
Intelligence Memos
From: Åke Blomqvist and Rosalie Wyonch
To: Merrilee Fullerton, Ontario Minister of Long-Term Care
Date: February 18, 2020
Re: A Voucher Model for Long-Term Care
Long-term care (LTC) for the frail elderly will be a critical question for Ontario and other provinces as the boomer generation enters further into seniority.
Addressing elderly care needs effectively is already a growing challenge, as…
Intelligence Memos
From: Barry Gros
To: Canada’s pension regulators
Date: November 5, 2020
Re: Is it too late to change the conversation on target benefit plans?
Why is it that when I’m in conversations about the viability of target benefit (TB) pension plans I keep hearing that “contribution adequacy” or “contribution sufficiency” seems to be the primary concern?
I’ve been following the…
Intelligence Memos
From: Luc Godbout
To: The Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance
Date: September 21, 2020
Re: A Quebec model for a fiscal anchor
It’s important for governments to have fiscal targets. It’s a credibility issue for federal government, not only with the rating agencies, but also with the public. To guard against a downgrade of rating agencies, the federal government should…
Intelligence Memos
From: R. Sacha Bhatia, Will Falk, Trevor Jamieson, Carole Piovesan and James Shaw
To: Healthcare policymakers
Date: April 7, 2020
Re: Virtual healthcare is having its moment. Rules will be needed
The global COVID pandemic has forced health systems to innovate quickly to protect patients and providers. The first priority has been to diagnose and treat the virus to control its…
Intelligence Memos
From: Kevin Milligan
To: Canadians Concerned about COVID
Date: March 17, 2020
Re: The economy needs a big, strong COVID bridge
COVID-19 threatens our health and our economy. Airlines, tourism, hospitality, and retail businesses are being hit with massive shocks now to revenue and soon to payrolls. Without immediate action, businesses will go bankrupt and millions of Canadian…
