October 1st 1998 - Federal/Provincial Relations - CD Howe Institute

Clearly Canadian: Improving Equity and Accountability with an Overarching Equalization Program

Clearly Canadian: Improving Equity and Accountability with an Overarching Equalization Program

Equalization, the centerpiece of Canada’s interprovincial redistribution system, has been significantly undermined by Ottawa’s ability and willingness to use other programs to effect further redistribution, says the latest issue of C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, released today. The 1999 quinquennial review…

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October 1st 1998 - Family - CD Howe Institute

It Takes Two: The Family in Law and Finance

It Takes Two: The Family in Law and Finance

Canada’s income tax system is inequitable and inefficient in its treatment of families with children, conclude economists Kenneth J. Boessenkool and John Richards in a study released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. Boessenkool and Richards argue that, as Canadians…

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August 28th 1998 - Archive - Montreal Gazette

Wrong move: Unless Bank of Canada reverses its interest-rate hike, a recession by 1999 is all but guaranteed

Wrong move: Unless Bank of Canada reverses its interest-rate hike, a recession by 1999 is all but guaranteed

Until yesterday morning, the Bank of Canada appeared to be succeeding in the hard but necessary job of limiting the impact of the weak dollar on Canadian monetary policy..  The bank was focusing instead on the outlook for growth and…

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August 28th 1998 - Archive - The Globe and Mail

Buried by a falling dollar: With its interest-rate hike, the Bank of Canada has turned a symptom of economic troubles into a cause of worse ones

Buried by a falling dollar: With its interest-rate hike, the Bank of Canada has turned a symptom of economic troubles into a cause of worse ones

Until yesterday morning, the Bank of Canada appeared to be succeeding in the hard but necessary job of limiting the impact of the weak Canadian dollar on monetary policy, focusing instead on the outlook for growth and inflation in the…

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August 28th 1998 - Archive - The Ottawa Citizen

Rate hike leads us into recession

Rate hike leads us into recession

Until yesterday, the Bank of Canada appeared to be succeeding in the hard but necessary job of limiting the impact of the weak Canadian dollar on monetary policy, focusing instead on the outlook for growth and inflation in the Canadian…

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