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Canada’s Fiscal Room is Shrinking as Government Debt Rises

In response to the ongoing trade dispute with the US, Ottawa announced $7.5 billion in business and worker relief. It is useful to examine how much fiscal room Canadian governments have to expand debt ...
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What Happens to Canada When the US Debt Crisis Hits?

What would a US debt crisis mean for Canada? Martin Eichenbaum, Charles Moskos Professor of Economics at Northwestern University and International Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute, says a US fiscal ...
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Buyers Want Houses, Not More Apartments

Housing policy in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area cannot address the housing crisis if it continues to ignore homebuyers’ preferences. Land-use policy has prioritized increasing housing density ...
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A Slice of the Market: Canada-US Tensions over Cheese Import Permits

Citation Al Mussell. 2026. A Slice of the Market: Canada-US Tensions over Cheese Import Permits. ###. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. Page Title: A Slice of the Market: Canada-US Tensions over Cheese ...
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What Should the Bank of Canada’s Mandate Be? David Dodge and Jeremy Kronick Weigh In

The C.D. Howe Institute is a registered charity and an independent not-for-profit research institute whose mission is to raise Canadians’ living standards by fostering economically sound public ...
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Canada’s Productivity Problem is a Superstar-Firm Problem – And AI is Our Chance to Fix It

Citation Joel Blit . 2026. Canada’s Productivity Problem is a Superstar-Firm Problem – And AI is Our Chance to Fix It. Intelligence Memos. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. Page Title: Canada’s ...
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AI Scribes Demonstrate Healthcare AI’s Potential, but Fragmentation Risks Canada’s Commercialization Opportunity

Citation. 2026. AI Scribes Demonstrate Healthcare AI’s Potential, but Fragmentation Risks Canada’s Commercialization Opportunity. Media Releases. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. Page Title: AI Scribes ...
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New Alberta Carbon Pricing Deal Lowers Carbon Costs for Oil Sands Producers

Under the new federal-Alberta memorandum of understanding carbon pricing agreement, net carbon pricing across oil sands barrels for 2026 (actual) and the projected distributions for 2030 and 2050 all ...
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Self-Imposed Barriers Hampering Canada’s Life Sciences Sector

Citation Rosalie Wyonch. 2026. Self-Imposed Barriers Hampering Canada’s Life Sciences Sector . Intelligence Memos. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. Page Title: Self-Imposed Barriers Hampering Canada’s ...
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Does it Matter Where You Get Your Bachelor’s Degree from?

Citation. 2026. Does it Matter Where You Get Your Bachelor’s Degree from?. Media Releases. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. Page Title: Does it Matter Where You Get Your Bachelor's Degree from? – C.D.
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Former Chief Trade Negotiator Steve Verheul Joins C.D. Howe Institute’s International Economic Policy Council

August 13, 2026 – The C.D. Howe Institute is pleased to announce that former Canadian Chief Trade Negotiator Steve Verheul has been appointed Co-Chair of its International Economic Policy Council, ...