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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…

The C.D. Howe Institute has posted the transcript of former Ambassador David Mulroney’s speech to the C.D. Howe Institute on Canada-China relations. He made the remarks at the Institute’s 2012 Annual Calgary Policy Dinner, held on October 24, 2012. Few people have had a more significant impact on Canada’s relationship with China than  Mulroney, now a Distinguished Senior Fellow  at…

Jack Mintz, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, today urged Albertans to avoid a future economic bust with tax reform, and proposed two major ideas. In a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce entitled "Big Tax Reform Ideas for Alberta's Prosperity," Dr. Mintz warned that over-confidence has led to far too much public spending by Alberta and far too little strategy development to…

Financial regulators should better balance the goal of creating stable markets with the need for allocative efficiency, the key contributor to the growth of the economy and Canadians’ income, according to former Governor of the Bank of Canada, David Dodge. In “Financial Regulation and Efficiency: Tradeoffs in the Post-Financial Crisis Era,” Dodge warns that Canada is being dragged along by…

"Despite lower unemployment rates in Canada and neighbouring countries, people in many segments of our society carry a sense of uncertainty, risk, or dare I say fear or dislocation. This undercurrent has generated growing resentment and anger among some voters at the perceived unwillingness or inability of governments to be responsive to the threat of economic, social or cultural dislocation, and…

The C.D. Howe Institute’s Business Cycle Council met on Tuesday December 11, 2018 to review its assessments of Canadian business cycle dates. The C.D. Howe Institute Business Cycle Council, co-chaired by Steve Ambler and Jeremy Kronick, is an arbiter of business cycle dates in Canada. The Council meets on an annual basis, or as warranted when economic conditions indicate the possibility of entry…