Featured Publications
A Viable Path to Senate Reform?
There is a near consensus on two facts about Senate reform: that the Senate is in need of fundamental reform, and that such reform is exceedingly difficult to achieve. Many have been searching for some middle ground between doing nothing...
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More Stability, Please: A New Policy Approach to Canada's Exchange Rate
In recent years, Canada’s exchange rate has been at historically high levels. There are differing views on the extent to which this high exchange rate...
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Filling the Gap: Measuring Ontario's Balance with the Federal Government
This Mowat Note examines the balance between what Ontarians pay to the federal government and the amount returned in services and transfers to Ontario and Ontarians.
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The Integration Agenda
This first Sector Signal from Mowat NFP looks at the current climate of fiscal restraint, and the implications for that part of the NFP sector that provides government services.
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Back to Basics: The Future of the Fiscal Arrangements
In the fifth paper in the Fiscal Transfers Series, Matthew Mendelsohn argues that Canada’s system of fiscal arrangements is misaligned with current economic realities.
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Integrating Human Services in an Age of Fiscal Restraint: A Shifting Gears Report
This Shifting Gears report evaluates one of Canada’s most innovative integration schemes–the ongoing initiative in Ontario’s Peel Region–and identifies the possibilities and challenges presented by service integration.
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Analysis and Opinion
Why we should say ‘no’ to the Canada Jobs Grant
According to the Harper government’s recent Budget, thousands of jobs are going unfilled due to... Read More
Ottawa Should Say No to the Global Currency Casino
Peter Spiro
A debate has been raging in the City of Toronto about building a casino.
Opponents say that a casino...
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How to curb precarious employment
Susan McIsaac & Matthew Mendelsohn
There has been a growth in precarious work in Ontario in the past decade. This affects us all. Beyond... Read More






































