Gillezeau, Petit, Tedds – Recommendations For Immediate Provincial Policy Responses To Covid-19
From: Rob Gillezeau, Gillian Petit and Lindsay Tedds To: COVID response policymakers Date: March 24, 2020 Re: Recommendations for Immediate Provincial Policy Responses to COVID-19 With COVID-19 sweeping across the globe, conditions in Canada are, unfortunately, likely to get worse before they get better. Given the scale of the wealth shock in stock markets alone – ignoring the […] Gillian Brown – The Need For More Gender Diversity In Investment Management
To: Canada’s investment community From: Gillian Brown Date: March 6, 2020 Re: The need for more gender diversity in Investment Management I lead the Capital Markets team at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, a big job with lots of responsibility and risk. It’s fair to assume that careful thought went into who should be leading this […] Supporting Growth, Restoring Confidence: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2020
Federal Budget Must Spur Growth, Restore Confidence Ottawa must support economic growth and restore Canadians’ confidence in the country’s fiscal management, according to the C.D. Howe Institute’s annual Federal Shadow Budget. Authors William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin show Ottawa could balance federal finances by 2025 through a combination of measures to boost growth and […] David Johnson – Time Travelling In The Ontario Elementary School System
From: David Johnson To: Ontarians concerned about class sizes Date: February 27, 2020 Re: Time travelling in the Ontario elementary school system How much has instructional staffing changed in the Ontario elementary public school system? Time travel, a staple of books and film, provides insight. Ontario’s elementary students are taught by two categories of teachers: full-time teachers (FT); […] Schirle, Sogaolu – The Broad And Persistent Wage Gaps In Canada’s Labour Market
From: Tammy Schirle and Moyosoreoluwa Sogaolu To: Canadians concerned about gender equity Date: February 20, 2020 Re: The broad and persistent wage gaps in Canada’s labour market A wide range of federal and provincial legislation is intended to ensure every Canadian has an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from work in the Canadian labour market. Despite this, […] Work-Ready Graduates: The Role of Co-op Programs in Labour Market Success
January 14, 2020 – Participating in school/work co-op programs is linked to higher incomes and a higher likelihood of success in the labour market after graduation, but some get more benefits than others, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Work-Ready Graduates: The Role of Co-op Programs in Labour Market Success,” author […] A Work in Progress: Measuring Wage Gaps for Women and Minorities in the Canadian Labour Market
January 9, 2020 – Wage gaps between men and women and white, Indigenous, and visible minority groups persist, despite a wide range of federal and provincial legislation intended to close them, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “A Work in Progress: Measuring Wage Gaps for Women and Minorities in the […] William B.P. Robson – A Professional Nag Pauses To Reflect
From: William B.P. Robson To: Fellow Canadians Date: January 7, 2020 Re: A Professional Nag Pauses to Reflect We at the C.D. Howe Institute devote much of our daily attention to criticizing poorly conceived and ineptly implemented policy in Canada. As we should. That’s our job. And our governments keep us all too well supplied. When William Watson asked […] A Professional Critic’s Festive Fulmination – Financial Post Op-ed
My colleagues and I at the C.D. Howe Institute devote much of our daily attention to criticizing poorly conceived and ineptly implemented policy in Canada. As we should. That’s our job. And our governments keep us all too well supplied.
On occasion, however, people outside Canada ask us about how Canada ranks as a place to live, work, invest, or locate a business. For me, those questions trigger a happy 180-degree turn. The professional nag steps back and the booster of Canada as one of the world’s most favoured nations takes over. As we welcome 2020 with some thoughts about things we in Canada do well, and should keep doing well, here are three ways we stand out.
First on my list — first on so many people’s lists — is…
Beach, Milne – Making Ontario’s Colleges And Universities Decide On Their Mission
To: Ross Romano, Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities From: Charles M. Beach and Frank Milne Date: November 14, 2019 Re: Making Ontario’s Colleges and Universities Decide on their Mission One of the strengths of the US post-secondary education (PSE) system is the great variation across different schools and the great range of opportunities available to students […] Miles Corak – Ministerial Mandate Letters: Minister Of Families, Children And Social Development
As Canada forms its next government, the Prime Minister’s Office will be preparing ministerial mandate letters. In this special Intelligence Memo series, policy experts highlight key challenges and priorities in each minister’s portfolio. From: Miles Corak To: The incoming Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Date: November 4, 2019 All Canadians have a right to live their […] Donald Drummond – Ministerial Mandate Letter: Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
As Canada forms its next government, the Prime Minister’s Office will be preparing ministerial mandate letters. In this special Intelligence Memo series, policy experts highlight key challenges and priorities in each minister’s portfolio. From: Donald Drummond To: The incoming Ministers of Crown‑Indigenous Relations and Indigenous Services Date: October 25, 2019 As you embark as Ministers […]