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Intelligence Memos
In this special edition of Intelligence Memos we present the opposing arguments made at the C.D. Howe Institute’s inaugural Regent Debate earlier this month. Four prominent voices sparred over the following question: Should Western democracies establish a universal basic income? Today: the rebuttals presented by Paul Begala, CNN commentator and former senior policy aide to President Bill Clinton…
Intelligence Memos
From: Peter Hicks To: The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Government of Canada The Honourable Dr. Helena Jaczek, Minister of Community and Social Services, Government of Ontario The Honourable Chris Ballard, Minister Responsible for the Poverty Reduction Strategy, Government of Ontario Date: April 18, 2017 Re: The Federal and Ontario Approaches…
Media Release
Feb. 22, 2012 - The prairies' experience in handling inter-provincial conflicts over water-use may point the way to success in the MackenzieRiver Basin, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In Resolving Water-Use Conflicts: Insights from the Prairie Experience for the Mackenzie River Basin, law professor David Percy says a cooperative approach led the prairie…
Op-Ed
Ontario Education Minister Liz Sandals has announced a $60-million plan to improve math training in elementary schools. The move comes in response to declining scores in standardized math tests, which showed that the portion of Grade 6 students meeting provincial standards fell to 54 per cent from 61 per cent over a five-year period. In that same period, scores in reading and writing…
Research
The Study In Brief In Canada, most government cash benefit payments require recipients to file a tax return. Individuals who fail to participate in the tax system, often the most vulnerable in society, may forgo important government benefits (or even entitlements to government services when such services are tied to tax return information). The September 2020 Speech from the Throne committed the…
Intelligence Memos
Re: Digital Health Tools Must Remain a Core Part of Canada’s Post-pandemic Health Care Delivery System By: Will Falk      Date: January 17, 2022 To: Canadian Ministers of Health Paper health care records have been a danger to both patients and providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. I have been able to get my 85-year old mother’s banking and bills online to keep things up…