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Op-Ed
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 not come as a surprise. Online trading – often cross-border – cries out for such a payment instrument. And online networks reach full functionality…
Op-Ed
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 governance structure was conducted by a parliamentary subcommittee in 1992 (known as the Manley Committee). It is time to assess the structure governing monetary…
Op-Ed
Discussion of Canada’s lagging productivity performance was missing from the recent federal election campaign, which is perhaps no surprise. It’s not a subject that lends itself to daily announcements and photo ops. But now that the electoral dust has settled it’s time to take steps to address the issue.
There is no better place to start than to boost productivity in the financial services sector…
Op-Ed
Ontario Premier Doug Ford uses the term “hallway medicine” to describe the overcrowding in hospitals, with patients languishing outside for want of beds. The image creates a potent picture of people needlessly suffering because of an ill-organized and poorly funded non-system in which institutional interests are put before patients. This image has defined the problem to be addressed. The…