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Intelligence Memos
From: Eloise Duncan
To: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland
Date: October 28, 2021
Re: Financial Resilience Index: a New Tool to Refine Income Support
Governments were generous and broad in their financial support during the COVID-19 pandemic, but as the economy returns to a normal state – and fiscal positions remain under strain – it is imperative that any future stimulus be targeted. …
Intelligence Memos
From: Don Drummond
To: Ontario Budget Watchers
Date: March 29, 2021
Re: Ontario Budget: Much Heavy Lifting Required to Achieve Fiscal Stability
Ontario’s 2021 budget last week added a longer-term perspective to the usual short- or medium-term perspective of budgets, and it does not make for pleasant viewing.
Its three scenarios for GDP growth – 1.8, 2.0 and 2.2 percent per…
Intelligence Memos
From: Don Drummond
To: Canadian Debt Watchers
Date: April 20, 2021
Re: Budget 2021 Leaves Canada Awash in Debt for More than a Generation
The C.D. Howe Institute 2021 Shadow Budget recommended the federal government return to around the pre-pandemic 30 percent of GDP net debt burden within two decades. Yesterday’s Budget shows that marker of fiscal stability not being attained until…
Intelligence Memos
From: Robert Asselin
To: Federal Budget Decision-Makers
Date: March 22, 2021
Re: Canada Needs an R&D Powerhouse Modelled on the Successes of DARPA
When considering Canada’s long-term economic health, it is wishful thinking to assume Canada’s economy can thrive on deficit spending, booming real estate and household consumption.…
Intelligence Memos
From: Jon Johnson
To: Canadian Department of Finance and Global Affairs Canada
Date: May 3, 2021
Re: Current Developments in Digital Services Taxes, and Potential Pitfalls
There have been significant developments respecting digital services taxes (DSTs) since my January 12 Intelligence Memo on the US suspension of retaliatory tariffs against France for its tax.
While these tariffs remain on…
Intelligence Memos
From: Philip Oreopoulos
To: Canada’s Education Ministers
Date: May 26, 2021
Re: High-dosage Tutoring Stems Pandemic Learning Loss. Canada Should Get Going
Over a year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, student learning loss remains a pressing policy concern.
Inconsistent learning environments, low attendance rates, and inequitable access to educational technologies and…
