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On April 11th, 2018 the C.D. Howe Institute hosted its inaugural Regent Debate, where four prominent voices sparred over the following question: Should Western democracies, such as Canada, establish a universal basic income to help their citizens cope with the disruptive effects of new technologies and artificial intelligence? Watch the full video, including introductory arguments, rebuttals, and…

Ken Boessenkool and Miles Corak, Research Fellows at the C.D. Howe Institute, join TVO's The Agenda to talk basic income and the future of work. 

The following is a transcript of remarks presented by the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, to the C.D. Howe Institute's Sylvia Ostry Lecture.  Toronto, September 13, 2016 Good morning. Thank you for your kind introduction, John, and thank you, Bill Robson and the C.D. Howe Institute, for your invitation and for hosting this wonderful event today.…

Report of the C.D. Howe Institute Competition Policy Council The federal government should create an independent oversight body for Canada’s Competition Bureau to periodically evaluate the Bureau’s performance and help define its strategic objectives. This is the consensus view of the C.D. Howe Institute’s Competition Policy Council, which held its tenth meeting on October 22, 2015.

Dan Ciuriak, fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute and former deputy chief economist of Global Affairs Canada, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss his views on the NAFTA 2.0 deal kickoff amid the COVID-19 pandemic and what challenges lie ahead for US-Canada trade ties.

Report of the C.D. Howe Institute Competition Policy Council The recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in Tervita Corp. v. Canada may make merger challenges by the Commissioner of Competition less likely than before to succeed. This is the consensus view of the C.D. Howe Institute’s Competition Policy Council, which held its ninth meeting on April 22, 2015. The Competition Policy…