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Intelligence Memos
From: Konrad W. von Finckenstein To: The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs Date: May 31, 2017 Re: Chapter 19 is Unique and Should Not be Given Up in NAFTA Renegotiations In the upcoming NAFTA renegotiations, I urge you not to relinquish Chapter 19 on dispute settlements. In a recent for paper for the C.D. Howe Institute entitled “NAFTA Negotiations – A different route to…
Intelligence Memos
From: Benjamin Dachis To: The Hon. Kevin Flynn, Ontario Minister of Labour Date: June 1st, 2017 Re: Ontario’s Laws of Unintended Consequences The Ontario government announced a sweeping overhaul of the relationship between workers and employers on May 30. In addition to increasing the minimum wage and increasing entitlements under the Employment Standards Act, the province has made changes for…
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…
Intelligence Memos
As NAFTA renegotiations proceed through the fall, the C.D. Howe Institute Intelligence Memos will be looking at what to expect and provide analysis on the latest developments. This post is part of that series. From: Konrad von Finckenstein To: The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Global Affairs Date: November 14, 2017 Re: NAFTA Plan B: Amend the Trade Priorities Act…
Intelligence Memos
From: William B.P. Robson To: Members of Parliament and pension regulators Date: November 7, 2017 Re: Lesson from the Sears Disaster: Fund Pensions Properly! The bankruptcy of Sears Canada, and the threat that its underfunded pension plan won’t pay what it promised, has drawn widespread attention, not least from members of Parliament.…