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Event
The C.D. Howe Institute invites you to join us on October 22, the day after the federal election, for a discussion about policy priorities for the new government – whichever party forms office. Our panel of experts will discuss Canada’s economic policy challenges, potential directions of the government, and implications for our economic dynamism and Canadians’ living standards.
Media Release
June 6, 2019 – Universal pharmacare coverage for Canadians is within reach, based on cost estimates in a new C.D. Howe Institute study. In “Filling the Gaps: A Prescription for Universal Pharmacare,” authors Rosalie Wyonch and Bill Robson find there are ways to close the gaps in prescription drug coverage and protect households from excessive costs when in acute need through the…
Intelligence Memos
From: David Johnson
To: Ontarians concerned about class sizes
Date: December 12, 2019
Re: Time travelling in the Ontario secondary school system
How do we think about proposed changes in the number of teachers in the Ontario secondary school system, a central element in the current negotiations between government and teachers? A journey back in time may be helpful.
There are…
Intelligence Memos
From: Rosalie Wyonch
To: Canadian concerned about pharmacare
Date: June 11, 2019
Subject: Quebec’s Pharmacare Didn’t Break the Bank
One option for achieving universal prescription drug insurance coverage would see each province include drugs alongside doctors and hospital bills in the existing medicare system.
In my new C.D. Howe Institute paper, I evaluate various options for…
Intelligence Memos
From: Scott Cameron
To: Policy wonks eagerly awaiting costed election proposals
Date: September 25, 2019
Re: The PBO’s promising foray into campaign costing
The 43rd Canadian general election has a twist: political parties may ask Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux and his analysts to prepare independent and non-partisan estimates of the financial impact of campaign proposals…
Media Release
August 22, 2019 – Low-income Canadian families with children encounter high “all-inclusive” tax rates that could discourage parents from working more or entering the workforce, argues a new C.D. Howe Institute report.
In “The Paycheck Blues: Why Extra Work is often Not Worth the Effort for Lower-income Families,” author Alexandre Laurin finds that parents with children may lose a significant…
