15 results found for jacobs
Intelligence Memos
From: Benjamin Dachis and Aaron Jacobs
To: Members of Alberta’s Energy Diversification Advisory Committee
Date: October 27, 2016
Re: How diversified is Alberta’s innovation?
Congratulations on your appointment to this important committee. With a mandate that seeks to “explore opportunities to increase the value of energy resources, create jobs and attract new investment”, one topic that is surely…
Intelligence Memos
From: Colin Busby and Aaron Jacobs
To: Federal and Provincial Health Ministers
Date: September 14th, 2016
Re: Beware the Alchemy of Age-Adjusted Health Transfers
With Health Accord negotiations between the provinces and Ottawa underway, at its annual general meeting the Canadian Medical Association endorsed a federally-funded “top-up” for provinces coping with older-than-average populations…
Intelligence Memos
As NAFTA renegotiations proceed through the summer and fall, the C.D. Howe Institute Intelligence Memos will be looking at what to expect and provide analysis on the latest developments at the table. This post is part of that series.
From: Daniel Schwanen and Aaron Jacobs
To: François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade
Date: August 9, 2017
Re: No Reason to Fear the…
Intelligence Memos
From: Aaron Jacobs and Ramya Muthukumaran
To: Provincial and Federal Ministries of Health and Public Health Agencies
Date: May 2, 2017
Re: Five Ways to Increase Immunization Among Canadian Children
Many communities in Canada are well short of childhood immunization targets, and children there remain at risk of contracting infectious diseases like measles, mumps, and whooping…
Intelligence Memos
To: Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance
From: William B.P. Robson, Colin Busby, and Aaron Jacobs
Date: November 24, 2017
Re: Tax Hikes Loom as Aging Boomers Break the Bank
Canada’s greying workforce spells big fiscal trouble for future taxpayers. Demographic change is squeezing government budgets—increasing the costs of public programs and eroding the tax base as the growth in…
Intelligence Memos
From: Benjamin Dachis and Aaron Jacobs
To: The Honourable Chrystia Freeland
Date: June 27, 2016
Re: Canadian investments to the UK are critical, but don’t forget about the continent.
The result of last week’s Brexit vote has put global and Canadian financial markets into turmoil. So how much Canadian investment, both here and abroad, could be affected? There is both…
