In a report released today by The School of Public Policy, authors Lana Wells (Brenda Strafford Chair in the Prevention of Domestic Violence at the University of Calgary and founder of Shift: The Project to End Domestic Violence), Casey Boodt and Herb Emery provide a cost estimate of the economic burden caused by domestic violence […]

While much attention is being paid to the approval and construction of future pipeline projects, it appears that some present day energy transportation costing issues are also in need of attention. A report released today by The School of Public Policy shows that current depreciation methods used to set pipeline tolls result in lower transportation […]

Report by The School of Public Policy rebuts idea of 1% tax hike to fund municipal projects In a report released today by The School of Public Policy, Professor Bev Dahlby examines a number of potential tax reforms for Canada, including the penny tax proposal of a 1% increase to the GST in order to […]

Reports by The School of Public Policy highlight need for increased emphasis on consumption taxes Two papers released today by The School of Public Policy reveal how Canada’s tax mix is skewed towards income taxes rather than consumption taxes and why this is problematic. The first paper, authored by Professor Richard Bird, shows that Canada’s […]

  The emergence of new assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) has left governments worldwide facing the challenge of regulation. New research published today by The School of Public Policy sheds light on the difficulties Canada has had in formalizing assisted reproduction policies and argues thatAustralia should serve as a blueprint to follow moving forward. The authors describe the 2010 […]

Research outlines rationale for scrapping public ownership of many Crown corporations, including Canada Post In a paper published today by The School of Public Policy, Professors Edward Iacobucci and Michael Trebilcock identify Canada Post as a front-runner for privatization. The authors contend that state-owned enterprises are not necessary in some circumstances.  An obvious case for […]

  A paper released today by The School of Public Policy finds that the Federal Government’s most recent attempt to solve Canada’s dearth of business innovation errs on several fronts. Professor Jeffrey MacIntosh examines the findings and recommendations presented this past fall in the Jenkins Report – which assessed federal and provincial support for research […]

The School of Public Policy Releases Two Papers that Prove the Benefits of Privatization Today, The School of Public Policy released two papers that contain intensive and deep reviews of the history, costs and benefits of the privatization of government owned corporations. One paper, authored by John Nellis, examines privatization from an international perspective; the […]

New study proposes using power of incentives to help keep people off of Calgary’s streets In a paper released today by The School of Public Policy, Professor Brendan O’Flaherty offers a straightforward method for fighting homelessness that contrasts many current programs already in place to deal with this important social issue. “If you want people […]