The Institute for Research on Public Policy published a report, Harper without Jeers, Trudeau without Cheers: Assessing 10 Years of Intergovernmental Relations, on how the Harper legacy will pose challenges for Trudeau as he looks to reshape intergovernmental relations. Christopher Dunn says that “The declining federal presence is a constraint Trudeau will face. The corporate tax rate and … Read more
Canada’s trade policies are creating obstacles for small businesses engaging in cross-border online trade, said a new study from the Institute for Research on Public Policy. “Given that e-commerce reduces the extent to which distance limits trade, Canada can do more to realize the economic, social and political benefits of technology-enabled trade,” said authors Usman … Read more
To improve Canada’s lamentably poor innovation performance we must move beyond our traditional focus on research and development (R&D) and take steps to reinforce competition rather than hinder it, said a new report from the Institute for Research on Public Policy. “As the global market place becomes increasingly competitive, Canada’s innovation performance is clearly lagging … Read more
A new report by the Institute for Research on Public Policy, and Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication and Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management, calls for a new approach to organizing leaders’ debates in federal election campaigns. Released in the aftermath of controversies surrounding the way the leaders debates were managed during the 2015 … Read more
A new report by the Institute for Research on Public Policy outlines ways Canada can deal more effectively with corporate wrongdoing and white-collar crime. Specifically, the report calls on the federal government to adopt a regime of deferred prosecution agreements, disentangle punishment of crime and public procurement, strengthen enforcement, raise public awareness of white-collar crimem, and fill the … Read more
As governments struggle to keep pace with rapid advancements in science and technology, a new report by the Institute for Research on Public Policy and the Canadian Academy of Engineering outlines how governments can better incorporate that knowledge in policy-making processes and improve the quality of government decisions. The report is based on a series … Read more
The Institute for Research on Public Policy launched a new book, Income Inequality: The Canadian Story, edited by France St-Hilaire and Craig Riddell. Based on extensive research on inequality trends and outcomes in Canada over the past three decades, the book sets out an ambitious policy agenda to deal with the problem. “Income inequality in Canada has increased … Read more
The federal government’s attempts to shift the tax burden from the middle class to the top 1 percent will not be enough to address rising income inequality, says a new book published by the IRPP in collaboration with the Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network. Based on extensive research on inequality trends and outcomes in Canada … Read more
A new study by the Institute for Research on Public Policy finds that global production processes are changing, and Canada has not kept pace with developments in the rest of the world. In an advance chapter from the forthcoming IRPP volume Redesigning Canadian Trade Policy for New Global Realities, OECD researchers Koen De Backer and … Read more
After an incredibly successful year at the helm of Policy Options, editor Dan Gardner is leaving the magazine to write his next book and take on a significant new assignment in the Prime Minister’s Office. At the PMO, Dan’s work will focus on advising the prime minister and his senior staff on analyzing complex information to arrive at better … Read more
