24 results found for jacobs
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…
Intelligence Memos
From: Benjamin Dachis, Aaron Jacobs and Ramya Muthukumaran To: The Hon. Minister Glenn Thibeault, Ontario Minister of Energy Date: September 12th, 2016 Re: Why is Ontario’s Electricity Now More Expensive than its Neighbour’s? This week’s throne speech focused on getting the cost of electricity down. It’s now your job to figure out how. A comparison of Ontario prices to our neighbours in…
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…