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Time for Serious Corporate Tax Reform

United States President Joe Biden is serious about corporate tax reform. His administration proposes a big hike in the US corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, closing down many...

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Budget 2021: Time to Invest in a Publicly-Owned Biotech Company to Make Future Vaccines

For the upcoming federal budget, the Institute has put together a blog series exploring key areas the federal government must take immediate action on to continue to effectively respond, and...

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Budget 2021: Time to Take Action on Pharmacare

To make meaningful progress on access to affordable prescription drugs, particularly at this critical time — the federal budget must include a clear timeline and funding for the full implementation...

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Budget 2021: Time to reduce inequality by funding a just recovery

For the upcoming federal budget, the Institute has put together a blog series exploring key areas the federal government must take immediate action on to continue to effectively respond, and...

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Budget 2021: Making Tax fairness a critical piece to rebuilding a more equitable Canada

For the upcoming federal budget, the Institute has put together a blog series exploring key areas the federal government must take immediate action on to continue to effectively respond, and...

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Mark Carney and the Limits of Liberalism

Mark Carney is the ultimate Davos man. A former investment banker with Goldman Sachs, he moved from the federal Department of Finance to become Governor of the Bank of Canada...

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Broadbent Institute Tax Index

Accelerated by the pandemic, Canada’s income gap is at an all-time high. So, it's time to take stock of who's not paying their fair share. From tax dodging and loopholes,...

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Setting a New Normal through a Bold Recovery

The crisis we and the world continue to confront seriously affects public health and our social and economic well-being. There will be no quick return to normal, nor should there...

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Is Inflation a Threat?

Many conservative economists and policy-makers, not least the C D Howe Institute and its corporate allies, are sounding the alarm about potential inflation in the opinion pages of the Globe...

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Celebrating 85 years!

This March 21st will be Ed’s 85th birthday and all of us here at the Institute want to make sure it’s his best one ever!