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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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!
Community Land Trusts
For Black History Month, the Institute hosts a policy series highlighting bold policy solutions in order to tackle anti-Black racism, focusing on the need for intergovernmental action. Each submission proposes a plan...
New Report: An Examination of Beer Taxation in Canada
Canada has some of the highest taxes on beer in the world. Today, almost 50% of the price we pay for beer is taxes, which includes a federal excise tax,...
