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Following passage of the Ford government’s Bill 60, Ontario’s ministry of health now has the option to contract out to independent clinics the provision of certain kinds of health-care services normally provided in hospitals. Its opponents have cast the bill as favouring “privatization” and as a threat to the Canadian model of public health care. An emotionally charged…

From: Duncan Munn To: Canada’s Political Class Date: January 4, 2023 Re: A New Year’s Resolution: Let’s Embrace Realism The New Year traditionally arrives with resolutions and a fresh start at self-improvement. Here’s a simple suggestion for all political leaders: Embrace more realism in public policy. Let’s look at five areas in which Canada has clear goals, but falls short…

Canadian governments’ lack of transparency is a high-profile concern – and for good reason. Alongside such problems as bureaucratic circumvention of freedom of information laws and ministers responding to questions in legislatures or from the media with mechanical talking points, government finances are far too opaque. Which brings us to the pandemic of 2020. COVID-19 was not only a…

From:  Leonard Waverman To: Canadian Internet Watchers Date: April 10, 2023 Re: Let’s Rescue Bill C-11 From Itself On March 8, following one of the longest evolutions of a bill in Canadian history, the House of Commons approved Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act. The bill imposes obligations on online streaming services and social media platforms such as Netflix, Facebook,…

From: James Musgrove and Hannah Johnson To: Competition Law Observers Date: February 3, 2023 Re: A Modest Suggestion for Ottawa’s Unwise Competition Act Proposals: First, Do No Harm Canada, as much of the world, is engaged in reappraising its approach to competition and antitrust policy. Less than a year ago Canada enacted significant changes to its Competition Act, including…

From: Travis Toews To: Canada Pension Plan Observers Date: November 23, 2023 Re: In Defence of Alberta’s Pension Report Since the release of the Alberta Pension Plan report, I’ve read with interest the steady stream of commentary and opinion and, while there have been some thoughtful pieces, much of it has been ill-informed and misleading. Doubt has been cast on the…