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Defence Spending and Debt: Canada’s Concerning Position Among NATO Allies 

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Accepting Asylum Claims Without a Hearing: A Critique of IRB’s “File Review” Policy

James Yousif
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Food inflation will test Bank of Canada’s limits

Steve Ambler, Jeremy Kronick
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Younger Canadians Under Pressure as Debt Stress Hits Record Highs

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Bank of Canada Should Maintain 2.25 Percent Overnight Rate for Next 12 Months, Says C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council

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Canada’s green jobs strategy needs more than good intentions

Lin Al-Akkad
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AI, Innovation, and the Productivity Crisis in Canada Explained by a Nobel Prize–Winning Economist

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AI, Innovation, and the Productivity Crisis in Canada Explained by a Nobel Prize–Winning Economist

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The Gap Between Canadian R&D and IP Ownership

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The Canadian Curse: Execution Falters in Face of Uncertainty
David Jones
Public Investments and Infrastructure
January 12, 2026
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High-Speed Rail Can’t Arrive Fast Enough 
Tasnim Fariha, David Jones
Public Investments and Infrastructure
December 18, 2025
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High-speed potential, high-stakes decisions: the policy case for Alto
Tasnim Fariha, David Jones
Public Investments and Infrastructure
December 11, 2025
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Why Major Projects Take So Long to Build in Canada – And How to Fix It
Public Investments and Infrastructure
December 11, 2025
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Why Major Projects Take So Long to Build in Canada – And How to Fix It
Public Investments and Infrastructure
December 11, 2025
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Rising Government Investment Can’t Offset Canada’s Private-Sector Decline
Innovation and Business Growth
December 8, 2025
Intelligence Memos

Something Big Happened to Defence in the Budget: What it is isn’t Exactly Clear
Nicholas Dahir, Don Drummond
Public Investments and Infrastructure
December 1, 2025
Opinions & Editorials

The continuing credibility crisis of federal fiscal policy
William B.P. Robson
Fiscal and Tax Policy
November 5, 2025
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A ‘generational budget’ that does little but set federal spending adrift
Colin Busby, Don Drummond, Alexandre Laurin
Fiscal and Tax Policy
November 5, 2025
Intelligence Memos

Bill C-5 – Pros, Cons, and Options for Domestic Investors
Sander Duncanson, Brad Gilmour
Industry Regulation and Competition Policy
October 3, 2025
Intelligence Memos

The Three Big Challenges Facing Parliament Next Week
Colin Busby
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 12, 2025
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Canada Post is a test of Ottawa’s government-efficiency goals
Colin Busby
Public Investments and Infrastructure
August 14, 2025
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We’re Still Losing the Affordable Housing War
Tasnim Fariha
Fiscal and Tax Policy
July 30, 2025
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Bridging Canada’s infrastructure gap – how do we finance it?
Sebastien Betermier
Public Investments and Infrastructure
July 10, 2025
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CBC’s Andrew Nichols speaks to James Pierlot on what the 5 per cent GDP means for Canada-U.S. trade
Public Investments and Infrastructure
July 3, 2025
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Banking on Infrastructure Banks with Sebastien Betermier
Public Investments and Infrastructure
June 26, 2025
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Tax Changes Needed to Unlock Private Capital for Ontario’s Electricity Grid
Benjamin Dachis, Daniel Lang
Energy and Natural Resources
June 26, 2025
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An Indigenous Development Bank Would Speed Reconciliation and Major Projects
Glen Hodgson
Financial Services and Regulation
June 23, 2025
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How to optimize economic reconciliation through natural resource investment and beyond? Create an Indigenous Development Bank
Glen Hodgson
Energy and Natural Resources
June 19, 2025
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Canada’s Electronic Health Record Gap: Patients Deserve Better
Tingting Zhang
Health Policy
June 6, 2025
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