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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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