C.d. Howe Institute

Canada has a labour force problem. Many of us aren't matched to our jobs, and with A.I. on the rise and the continued march of automation, the problem is set to worsen. Miana Plesca from the University of Guelph and C.D. Howe Institute's senior policy analyst Parisa Mahboubi join host Michael Hainsworth to discuss why Canada underperforms the OECD on matching skills in the workplace.

As the political situation in the United Kingdom grows ever more precarious, Michael Hainsworth sits down with David Blancheflower, professor of economics at Dartmouth College and former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, to ask what Brexit means for Canada, broader relations with the EU, and offer some clues as to what the long term ramifications will be.

America is the big winner in the CUSMA trade pact, with more access to Canada’s dairy and poultry markets, increases in intellectual property protection for pharmaceuticals, and new rules on cross-border data flows all tilting the balance in favour of the U.S. In this episode, Michael Hainsworth talks to Dan Ciuriak about some of the controversial issues arising from the agreement.

In this episode, Michael Hainsworth sits down with auto industry veteran Dennis DesRosiers and Jon Johnson, former advisor to the Canadian government during the NAFTA negotiations, to take a deep dive into the murky rules of origin for autos laid out in the new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement and the challenges they pose for the industry. Also on the subject of cars, Christopher Sands, senior research professor and director of the Center for Canadian Studies at Johns Hopkins University, talks about the U.S. government’s decision to rescind California’s auto industry emissions and fuel standards – and the opportunity it represents for Canada.

Are there better options for getting Canadians the medications they need? Our health policy expert, Rosalie Wyonch, sits down with Michael to discuss the report released by Dr. Eric Hoskins calling for Ottawa to create a national pharmacare plan.

After significant amendments from the Senate, Bill C-69 is coming back to the House for third reading. The original bill would have created significant uncertainties for the energy sector by allowing Cabinet to intervene in the independent review process of any future resource project. The Institute's Associate Director of Research, Grant Bishop and host Michael Hainsworth sit down to discuss the future for resource sector investment in Canada.

Why is it almost impossible to catch all the dirty money being claimed in Canada? In this week’s episode, Michael discusses with Kevin Comeau, author of our much anticipated upcoming publication, on why we fail to catch money launderers 99.9% of the time.

Michael Hainsworth sits down with Peter Bethlenfalvy, President of the Treasury Board Secretariat of Ontario, to discuss the Ontario Government's latest budget. With Ontario's debt at unprecedented levels—a whopping 40% debt to GDP—Michael asks how the Ford administration can keep its campaign promise of a balanced budget without cutting front-line public services.

Now that Finance Minister Bill Morneau has released the 2019 Federal Budget, the Institute’s Rosalie Wyonch and Glen Hodgson sit down with host Michael Hainsworth to unpack the budget’s main themes and what it means for everyday Canadians.

The Federal Government hasn’t been saving for a rainy day. And that rainy day may be coming as early as 2020. The C.D. Howe Institute’s Bill Robson and Queens University economist Don Drummond discuss how to bring Canada back to a balanced budget in an environment of rising interest rates, slowing economic growth going into an election.

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, recently paid a visit to the Institute to outline how Canada can better develop innovators. Following his speech, he sat down with Michael to discuss how Canada can continue to build its reputation as a global innovation leader.

This week, Michael sits down with Institute President and CEO Bill Robson to discuss the fiscal future of millennials and their children. Next, Bill takes us through recent Institute rankings of municipal budgets for transparency and accuracy. Finally, we take a sneak peek at the Institute’s upcoming federal shadow budget.

Despite clinical evidence showing the value of immunization, vaccination rates among adult Canadians are dangerously low. In our latest show, our hosts Alex McBrien and Laura Bouchard discuss with the institute's Policy Analyst - Rosalie Wyonch on the lackluster state of adult vaccination in Canada.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will reveal Canada's broad negotiation goals when she testifies before the parliamentary committee on trade next Monday, August 14th. And Canada, the U.S. and Mexico will sit down for a first round of talks in Washington on the 16th. Hear from an award-winning trade economist on what to expect during these unpredictable times.

House rich, big-spending Canadians are taking a gamble on the risk of an economic shock in Canada. Join us for a conversation about some troubling mortgage and consumption trends in Canada, and the implications for policymakers concerned about a hard landing.

A vocal few Canadians hold anti-vaccine views, but they are not the main reason for insufficient childhood vaccination coverage across Canada.

Fourth-pillar assets significantly improve the outlook for Canadian households’ retirement readiness. Full report: https://goo.gl/rYQF0j

Here's how government can efficiently support the development of green energy technology.

The Canadian corporate income tax system has a number of problems that call for fundamental reforms, starting with rethinking the main role of the system. Full report: https://goo.gl/qzjx6W

How would the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) impact Canada? Full report: http://ow.ly/4mYZcT