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Constitutional protection of Catholic education in Ontario not an impediment to reform – Fraser Institute
TORONTO—Ontario’s Catholic school system can be part of education reform, despite public misperceptions about the nature of its protection in the Constitution, finds a new study by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “For far too long, genuine discussion about education reform in Ontario has been stymied by a misconception regarding […]
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Study calculates living wage for Halifax and Antigonish – CCPA
December 19, 2016 HALIFAX/ANTIGONISH, NS—Two working parents with two children need to each earn a minimum of $19.17 an hour to make ends meet in Halifax, and $17.30 an hour in Antigonish, says a new study released today by the the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–Nova Scotia, in partnership with the Antigonish Poverty Reduction Coalition. […]
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Income tax reductions as a Christmas present for Quebecers?
Montreal, December 15, 2016 – While Quebecers are in full holiday shopping mode, a comparison of rates shows that sales taxes are higher here than in most of the provinces and American states that border us. For example, last year, a financial institution estimated that each Quebecer would spend an average of around $1,060 in […]
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Public Policy Forum welcomes Brian Topp and Jane Hooker as fellows
The Public Policy Forum is pleased to announce the appointment of two new fellows, Brian Topp and Jane Hooker. Jane’s perspective from beyond Canada’s borders and Brian’s deep experience in Canadian politics and policy will help build the PPF’s capacity to explore and find solutions to Canada’s most pressing public policy challenges. A political strategist, […]
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Inside Policy, December 2016: MLI names “the consultation process” 2016 policy-maker of the year
OTTAWA, Dec. 14, 2016 – Everything from postal delivery to national defence has been poked, prodded and examined by panels, boards and commissions of all sizes in 2016. That’s why, with no one individual dominating the policy scene in the past year, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute has named “the consultation process” as its policy-maker of the […]
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CMHC Red Warning on Housing Underscores the Need for Reform – FCPP
Wendell Cox, December 13, 2016 The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has issued a “red warning” for the entire housing market in Canada.” Red warnings for overvaluation were issued for the Vancouver, Toronto, Hamilton, and Québec housing markets (census metropolitan areas). CMHC also noted that higher prices are spreading to markets nearby Vancouver, such […]
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$15 minimum wage: The 25 RCMs where jobs are most at risk – MEI
Montreal, December 8, 2016 – Labour Minister Dominique Vien will soon announce Quebec’s minimum wage for the year 2017. The MEI would like to remind the government that a dramatic increase would threaten thousands of jobs in the province. Moreover, an Economic Note published today shows that such a policy would have a disproportionate effect […]
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Intrusion into policy-making divides Supreme Court justices in 2016: Supreme Court of Canada Year-in-Review by Benjamin Perrin
The Supreme Court vs. Parliament emerged as the top theme of this third annual review of the Supreme Court of Canada’s major decisions OTTAWA, Dec. 8, 2016 – A chorus of dissent is booming at the Supreme Court as increasingly vocal justices declare their opposition to their colleagues’ intrusion into Parliament’s policy-making role, the Macdonald-Laurier […]
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Lower public R&D spending and protectionist risks may pose a threat to innovation
8/12/2016 – A decline in government funding of science and technology research in a number of countries could pose a threat to innovation at a time when global challenges like climate change and ageing populations demand solutions, according to a new OECD report. The OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2016 warns that a backlash against […]
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Statement: Recent death of aged-out young woman in Surrey a signal that immediate policy changes required
December 7, 2016 Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver, British Columbia – Leaders of the First Nations Summit (FNS) are once again calling on the Provincial government to bring in legislative changes that would see supports extended to children in care in BC being raised from 19 years old to 25 years old following the heartbreaking death […]
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