Public Policy

Blog posts, op-eds, opinion pieces, podcasts. 

Resetting Expectations: Canada's Economy in a Lower-Immigration Era

May 07, 2026

Don Drummond, Stauffer-Dunning Fellow | C.D. Howe Institute

Ottawa's fiscal guardrail is driving us toward the cliff

May 05, 2026

Don Drummond, Stauffer-Dunning Fellow | Financial Post

Carney's grand vision is matched only by the small-mindedness of Ottawa's bureaucracy

May 01, 2026

Eugene Lang and Brigid Waddingham, SPS | The Globe and Mail

Tom Courchene showed how economists can shape public policy

Dr. Kevin G. Lynch - May 01, 2026

Kevin Lynch | Policy Options

Stop Ignoring Fiscal Reality: Rising Debt and Weak Growth Put Canada at Risk

Apr 23, 2026

Don Drummond, Stauffer-Dunning Fellow | The Globe and Mail

Canada’s Economy Is Growing Far Slower Than Ottawa Thinks

Apr 22, 2026

Don Drummond, Stauffer-Dunning Fellow | C.D. Howe Institute

The WTO conference was worse than we expected, so why all the smiles?

Apr 07, 2026

Robert Wolfe, SPS | Trade β Blog

Message to the PM: adult supervision is needed here at home, too

Mar 16, 2026

Eugene Lang, SPS & Brigid Waddingham, MPA Candidate | Policy Options

Ontario Stops Deepening its Universities' Financial Pit

Mar 06, 2026

Don Drummond, Stauffer-Dunning Fellow | C.D. Howe Institute

Carney and Smith's grand bargain is about to hit the wall: Brodie

Feb 26, 2026

Eugene Lang, SPS Interim Director | National Post

How to save Canada’s troubled forestry industry

Feb 19, 2026

Warren Mabee, SPS | The Globe and Mail

Canada's new defence policy must do away with the old orthodoxies

Feb 18, 2026

Hon. Bob Rae, Michael Murphy, and Eugene Lang | The Globe and Mail

The Ontario Labour Market is Faring Poorly Under Trump Tariffs

Feb 12, 2026

Don Drummond, Stauffer-Dunning Fellow | C.D. Howe Institute

The Fight for Humanity’s Future: Now Comes the Hard Part

Feb 11, 2026

Hon. Bob Rae, Matthews Fellow in Global Public Policy | Policy Magazine

Opinion: Canada must not turn its back on Afghan refugees escaping persecution

Feb 08, 2026

Hon. Bob Rae, Matthews Fellow in Global Public Policy | National Post

Bank of Canada has too rosy a view of the world

Feb 04, 2026

Don Drummond, Stauffer-Dunning Fellow | The Globe and Mail