In a report published today by The School of Public Policy, author Ron Kneebone evaluates how Canadian governments are funding health care and whether the source of funds affects how much gets spent. Kneebone finds that governments employ several financing methods as alternatives to simply taxing voters. But doing so has repercussions. “Financing spending with […]
Un rapport préconise l’abolition des mécanismes de gestion de l’offre Selon l’auteure, Martha Hall Findlay, les risques sont minimes pour les élus Ottawa – Dans le cadre d’une conférence de presse organisée aujourd’hui par la School of Public Policy, l’ancienne députée libérale Martha Hall Findlay a sérieusement remis en question les arguments économiques et politiques […]
A number of recent studies have identified a slew of health implications associated with excess sodium intake. These sorts of health problems put a drain on the health system and government balance sheets. In a report released today by The School of Public Policy, author Lindsay McLaren proposes sodium reduction strategies that represent viable policy […]
Concerns over how Canada will be able to meet its mounting transportation infrastructure needs have been exacerbated by recent government belt-tightening. In a report released today by The School of Public Policy and Van Horne Institute, author Brian Flemming argues that it is infrastructure users who should be shouldering the financial burden of new projects […]
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 […]