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Op-Ed
Published in the Toronto Star on November 26, 2014 By: Benjamin Dachis Benjamin Dachis is a senior policy analyst at the C.D. Howe Institute and the author of “Congestive Traffic Failure: The Case for High-Occupancy and Express Toll Lanes in Canadian Cities.” The Pan Am Games will last only a few weeks next summer. But the province wants the benefits from the Games to last long afterward. Its…
Op-Ed
Published in The Hamilton Spectator on January 17, 2015 By: Åke Blomqvist and Colin Busby  Åke Blomqvist is an Adjunct Research Professor at Carleton University and Health Policy Scholar at the C.D. Howe Institute, where Colin Busby is a Senior Policy Analyst. Voucher-based cost-sharing system would tailor care to seniors’ needs The blocked hospital bed crisis in Hamilton —…
Op-Ed
The federal government announced last week that it has balanced its budget ahead of schedule. After a deficit of $5.2 billion in fiscal year 2013-14, Ottawa posted a surplus of $1.9-billion in 2014-15. Good news? Not everyone thinks so. Balancing the federal books has hurt Canada’s economy, said some critics. We even heard calls for a return to deficits. If asked, some of those critics might…