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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…