Press Releases
Region Trumps Reason: Federal Government Opts for "Virtual" National Securities Regulator
on July 14th 2010
New Mowat Centre research on the federal government's plans for a national securities regulator.
New Mowat Centre Research Lays out Recommendations for Canada’s Regional Economic Development Agencies
on June 30th 2010
The Mowat Centre has released new research on regional economic development agencies.
New Mowat Research on Federal Provincial Cooperation on Immigrant Settlement Services
on May 28th 2010
Mowat Researchers Focus on Immigration Settlement Issues Leading Up to New COIA Negotiations
New Mowat Studies Document Canadian Violations of Rep-By-Pop
on March 23rd 2010
Two studies released today provide new evidence regarding significant deviations from accepted norms.
Mowat Centre Launches Task Force on Employment Insurance
on March 17th 2010
Year-long Task Force to issue final report in spring 2011
New Mowat Centre Research Note
on February 23rd 2010
The New Ontario: The Shifting Attitude of Ontarians Toward the Federation
Mowat Centre’s Official Launch: An Important Time for Ontario
on January 27th 2010
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty welcomes guests to the official launch of the Mowat Centre.
New Ontario-Focused Public Policy Research Centre Opens at the University of Toronto
on January 25th 2010
The Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation, housed at the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto, is officially launching on January 25, 2010.
School of Public Policy and Governance appoints founding Director of the Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation
on May 7th 2009
New Centre will Link Research, Public Engagement and Government Policy with a Focus on Ontario's Interests
Public Policy Research From An Ontario Perspective
on August 7th 2008
McGuinty Government and University of Toronto Launch New Research Institute
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Analysis and Opinion
The Census: A Compromise and the Seeds of Long-Term Change
Arthur Sweetman & Herb Emery
As the provincial premiers gather for the Council of the Federation meeting in Winnipeg, there is undoubtedly...
Ideology, Autonomy and the Census
Debra Thompson
After Tony Clement announced that the census long-form would now be voluntary, the Conservative government’s...
Securities Reform: Will Region Trump Reason?
Joshua Hjartarson
George Orwell famously quipped that the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent...
