11 results found for "guaranteed annual income"
Intelligence Memos
From: Lawrence Herman
To: Canadians concerned about trade disputes
Date: November 11, 2019
Re: Keeping Score of the US-Canada Trade Disputes
US investor-state disputes against Canada still loom under NAFTA, with five unresolved claims outstanding and the possibility that more could emerge.
In my new C.D. Howe Institute report, I outline the history of trade disputes and show that…
Intelligence Memos
From: Robert Brown and Stephen A. Eadie
To: The Canadian pension industry
Date: June 13, 2019
Re: Common Ground in the Pension Debate
With traditional pension models largely falling short of their goals, the time is right for a new pension paradigm that better serves the needs of all Canadian workers. It is time for the pension industry to go beyond the tired defined-benefit…
Intelligence Memos
From: Tammy Schirle
To: The incoming Minister of Women and Gender Equality (formerly Status of Women Canada.)
Date: October 22 2019
As minister, your overarching goal will be to advance gender equality in Canada’s economic, social, and political life.
You are responsible for taking a leadership role in the government-wide implementation of Gender-based Analysis Plus, an analytical…
Intelligence Memos
From: Barry Gros and Barbara Sanders
To: Canada’s pension regulators
Date: October 15, 2019
Re: Pension Regulations Headed in the Wrong Direction
With the demise of defined-benefit pension plans in the private sector, so-called “contingent” pension plans with benefits conditional on financial performance are rising to the fore. But the direction pension regulators are taking with…
Intelligence Memos
From: Thorsten Koeppl
To: Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz
Date: July 17, 2019
Re: Libra Could Kickstart Digital Currencies
Facebook has teamed up with some heavyweights in the payments industry such as Visa and Mastercard and other online platforms to usher in a new era for payments services: an international, widely accepted digital currency called Libra.
This should…
Intelligence Memos
From: Martin Eichenbaum
To: Canada’s next Minister of Finance
Date: September 25, 2019
Re: Monetary Policy No Place for One-Person Rule
Canadian monetary policy is the legal responsibility of exactly one person, the Governor of the Bank of Canada. This single decision-maker structure is unique among the central banks of advanced economies.
The last review of the bank’s…
