The Fraser Institute will release a new study examining daycare in Quebec. As policymakers across Canada look to Quebec’s daycare program as a potential model to copy, Quebec’s Daycare Program: A Flawed Policy Model spotlights the costs of the 20-year-old subsidized daycare program and its effect on the labour force and child development. Call 604-688-0221 x 589.
The Bank of Canada is expected to make its latest interest rate announcement as well as publish its quarterly Monetary Policy Report. Bank of Canada Stephen S. Poloz and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins will hold a press conference. This event will take place at the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington St. Call 613-782-8782.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study examining First Nations elections. The study, Custom Election Codes for First Nations: A Double-Edged Sword, spotlights the advantages and disadvantages of using custom election codes — instead of Indian Act rules — to elect First Nations chiefs and councils. Call 604-688-0221 x 589.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer, Jean-Denis Fréchette, will post a new report entitled “The Government’s Expenditure Plan and Main Estimates for 2017-18”. This note examines the federal government’s Expenditure Plan and Main Estimates for 2017-18, which supports the first two appropriation bills that will seek Parliament’s approval for $102 billion. The report will be posted online. Call 613-992-8026.
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.) will participate in the round table for Startup Canada’s International Women’s Day live broadcast. McKenna will highlight the important opportunity for women to take the lead in growing Canada’s clean economy. Panelists include: Rosemary Chapdelaine, Senior Vice President, Lockheed Martin Canada; Janice Ashworth, General Manager, Ottawa Renewable Energy … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new book examining the pro-growth economic policies of Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Saskatchewan NDP Premier Roy Romanow and Alberta Progressive Conservative Premier Ralph Klein. End of the Chrétien Consensus? spotlights the economic success of a non-partisan Canada-wide consensus that emerged in the 1990s and 2000s around balanced budgets, lower debt, smaller, smarter … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study on infrastructure spending, in light of the federal government’s infrastructure plan and the recent Senate finance committee report. Myths of Infrastructure Spending in Canada examines whether or not Ottawa’s planned infrastructure spending will lead to economic growth. The report will be available online. Call 604-688-0221 x 589.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will release its updated step by step guide to buying a home in Canada. Call 613-740-5413.
The Fraser Institute will release its annual Survey of Mining Companies. This year’s survey ranks 104 jurisdictions worldwide, including Canadian provinces, on their attractiveness to investors based on responses from mining executives from around the world. Call 604-688-0221 x 589.
The Bank of Canada will announce its decision for the overnight rate target, together with a short explanation of the factors influencing the decision. Details online.
