Recently, Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau elicited strong reactions by suggesting Canadians need to get used to precarious employment because it’s the new normal. But the reality could be much worse.Read More
Second only to deciding which electoral system Canada should use, the question of whether a referendum should be required to ratify whatever decision it reaches has emerged as perhaps the most important choice confronting Parliament’s Special Committee on Electoral Reform. Read More
Erich Hartmann, Mowat’s Practice Lead – Intergovernmental Affairs, explains how Canada’s Equalization program and other transfer payments work in the context of the recent economic downturn in Alberta.Read More
Growing demand for services, reduced fiscal capacity and increased public scrutiny of government spending have led to a spike in the demand for systematic, rigorous evidence in policymaking.Read More