C.D. Howe Institute Commentary articles from February 2007

C.D. Howe Institute Commentary archives from February 2007

Excess baggage: measuring air transportation's fiscal burden.
February 1, 2007... Canadian air travelers had reason to be alarmed by the precedent. In July 2006, France introduced a "solidarity tax" on airline tickets to generate funds for social programs such as the fight against HIV/AIDs. Depending on the length of flight...

Recent C.D. Howe Institute Publications.(Chronology)
February 1, 2007... January 2007 Payne, A. Abigail and Huizi Zhao. "Uncharitable Treatment? Why Donations to Private and Public Foundations Deserve Equal Tax Status." C.D. Howe Institute e-brief. ...

Rerouting the mail: why Canada post is due for reform.(Public Services)
February 14, 2007... Two features characterize Canada's postal system: a government-owned monopoly on a defined portion of the letter mail market, and a universal service obligation. The monopoly provides Canada Post with a reserved area in which it is the only...

Financing Canadian innovation: why Canada should end roadblocks to Foreign Private Equity.
February 15, 2007... Canada's private equity sector--in which individuals and institutions fund private equity firms that invest, in turn, in Canadian operating companies--is needlessly hampered by Canada's cross-border tax laws. Those laws discourage investment by...

Recent C.D. Howe Institute Publications.(Table)
February 15, 2007... February 2007 Iacobucci, Edward M., Michael J. Trebilcock and Tracey D. Epps. Rerouting the Mail: Why Canada Post is Due for Reform. C.D. Howe Institute Commentary 243. February...

Room at the top: strategies for increasing the number of graduate students in Canada.(Education Papers)
February 28, 2007... The Study in Brief The demands of the new knowledge economy require nations to have increasing numbers of highly skilled workers, including those with graduate degrees. Expanding graduate education will inevitably be an expensive...