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Intelligence Memos
From: Kevin Milligan
To: Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development
Date: July 4, 2016
Re: Dare to dream, but do the math
Minister, in your former academic life you wrote many papers exploring the benefits of placing Canada’s income transfers into one package—sometimes called a ‘Basic Income’ or a ‘Guaranteed Minimum Income’. You are aware of the possible advantages…
Speeches and Presentations
Speaking Notes for Evan Siddall, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
C.D. Howe Institute Roundtable Luncheon
421 7 Avenue Southwest, Suite 4000
Calgary, Alberta
Why Housing Matters to Canada’s Financial Stability: Insights on Housing Market Risks and CMHC’s Financial Stability Role
Thank you Bill, and a special thanks to the C.D. Howe…
Op-Ed
Has anyone ever looked at their paycheque and said, “I sure wish they’d take more of my money”?
That was the question posed by federal Opposition Leader Rona Ambrose Monday as federal and provincial finance ministers met in Vancouver to discuss proposals to expand the Canada Pension Plan. In the end, they agreed on a sizable expansion of the CPP. Is this what Canadians really want?
I honestly…
Op-Ed
What returns can we earn on our saving? In planning for retirement, few questions matter more. Project prudently and all should be well; count on a bonanza that falls through – not so good. What is true for individuals is true for pension plans. Those that forecast conservatively and back their obligations well tend to pay what they promise; those assuming turbo-charged returns to fund rich…
Media Release
December 5, 2016 – William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Al D. O’Brien, Fellow, Institute for Public Economics, University of Alberta, as a Senior Fellow.
“Al has a wealth of experience and insight on public finance, budgetary policies, and fiscal federalism in Canada,” remarked Robson. “The C.D. Howe Institute has benefited from his…
Media Release
July 13, 2016 – Low earners stand to gain little from an expanded Canada Pension Plan (CPP), according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “The Pressing Question: Does CPP Expansion Help Low Earners?”, authors Kevin Milligan and Tammy Schirle show the large differences in the net payoff from the expanded CPP for lower and higher earners.
The authors’ analysis shows that the expanded CPP will…
