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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.…
Media Release
April 1, 2021 – The government of Alberta should undertake a review of its social assistance programs to reduce long-term dependency of recipients and ensure overall program sustainability, according to a report by the C.D. Howe Institute.
In “Mending the Safety Net: Social Assistance Reform in Alberta,” authors Parisa Mahboubi and Mariam Ragab evaluate Alberta’s social assistance programs—…
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…
Op-Ed
A basic principle of good governance in Canada is that governments set mandates for crown corporations and regulatory authorities and those arm’s-length institutions then make use of the tools at their disposal to design actual policies. This principle is under threat on the campaign trail as politicians weigh in on one of the issues voters care most about these days, housing affordability.…
