8 results found for jacobs
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Canadian provincial healthcare systems fare poorly compared to peer countries according to new research from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Reality Bites: How Canada’s Healthcare System Compares to its International Peers,” authors Colin Busby, Ramya Muthukaran and Aaron Jacobs examine how the provinces, the major healthcare deliverers in Canada, fare compared to other nations in healthcare…
Research
Weak business investment is a threat to Canada’s future prosperity, according to a new report published by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Tooling up: Canada Needs More Robust Capital Investment,” authors William B.P. Robson, Jeremy Kronick, and Jacob Kim find business investment in Canada has slipped badly relative to the United States and other countries since mid-decade, and the outlook remains…
Intelligence Memos
From: Benjamin Dachis and Jacob Kim
To: Toronto City Council
Date: April 9, 2018
Re: How Contracting Waste Services can Lower Costs and Improve Performance
After an unsuccessful push in early 2017 to put garbage collection out to contract in parts of eastern Toronto, it’s time to bring the idea back to the table. That is because there are clear cost savings to be had.
A previous C.D. Howe…
Intelligence Memos
From: Benjamin Dachis and Jacob Kim
To: Toronto City Council
Date: March 15, 2018
Re: How contracting waste services can improve municipal services
After an unsuccessful push in early 2017 to put up for contract garbage collection in parts of eastern Toronto, it’s time to bring the idea back to the table. Toronto should put up more waste services for contract because doing so can both lower costs…
Intelligence Memos
From: Benjamin Dachis and Jacob Kim
To: Innovation-Attentive Canadians
Date: June 13, 2018
Re: How Calgary (Quietly) Took the Lead as Canada’s Innovation Leader
Which is the most innovative city in Canada? Calgary now has the crown, by one of the most universal ways of measuring such things: patent applications. And it`s happened with none of the fanfare that accompanied the rise of previous tech…
Intelligence Memos
From: William B.P. Robson and Jacob Kim
To: Canadian Workers
Date: March 12, 2018
Re: Let’s Get You the Tools You Need to Succeed
Would we send a Canadian hockey team into international competition without sharp skates, safe helmets and sticks? Would we dispatch an Arctic expedition without warm clothing, food and navigation aids?
No: that would be irresponsible – unconscionable. Yet bad policies…
