Ken Boessenkool: Crossing the line | The Line
June 9, 2021 | In this opinion piece in The Line, Ken Boessenkool reflects on the recent Islamophobic killings in London, Ontario.
Ken Boessenkool: The CPC can win the 905 if it embraces a carbon tax | The Line
September 15, 2020 | In this opinion piece in the Line, Ken Boessenkool outlines how: "Conservatives need the 905 to win an election. Conservatives need a credible climate policy to win the 905. A Conservative carbon tax that pays for a substantial personal income tax cut can help do both."
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Supply-side shocks of COVID-19 could linger for years | First Policy Response
June 11, 2020 | In this commentary, Ken Boessenkool argues "the enduring economic pain from COVID will be a supply-side capital shock that will particularly hit investment in service, travel and entertainment industries, a supply-side labour shock that will hit primarily female employment, and a supply-side productivity shock due to new health and safety requirements."
The Max Bell School of Public Policy announces the appointment of Ken Boessenkool as the 2020-21 J.W. McConnell Professor of Practice in Public Policy
The Max Bell School of Public Policy is thrilled to announce that Ken Boessenkool will be joining the School as the J.W. McConnell Professor of Practice in Public Policy at McGill University.
During his time with the Max Bell School, Boessenkool will leverage his public policy experience to enhance the exposure of the School’s students to the workings of the policy process.
Trump vs. Biden debate: Amid the slugfest, faint signs of candidates' strategies were visible | The Globe and Mail
September 30, 2020 | "By the time they were finished there was blood on the floor – but voters may be left with the sad conclusion that there is no floor to the way politics in the United States is conducted."
The presidential debate won’t be a game changer | The Globe and Mail
September 30, 2020 | "But don’t expect Tuesday’s debate between the two men running for the U.S. presidency – Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden – to make much of a difference to the election outcome. Or any difference at all. That’s because American presidential debates – a relatively recent addition to White House campaigns, first coming in 1960, some 172 years after the initial U.S. election – seldom produce important turning points."
Canada needs more infrastructure spending, but not as short-term stimulus | Maclean's
September 28, 2020 | "The best time for governments to spend on major infrastructure projects is when the long-term benefits are high and when the cost of financing the projects is low. Both of these conditions apply today, and likely will for several more years."
The Great Rethink: Why the Bank of Canada's mandate needs a refresh | Financial Post
September 25, 2020 | In this article, Kevin Carmichael proposes that, while the Bank of Canada has done an excellent job of containing inflation, it may have erred too often on the side of caution.
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La Politique Monétaire Canadienne Sort du Placard | La Presse
September 23, 2020 | With the onset of the Bank of Canada's mandate renewal, and economic uncertainty due to COVID-19, many Canadians are left wondering what the future of monetary policy will look like for the country. Read why Hélène Baril says the time is right to open the debate on the role of the central bank with insights from speakers at the Max Bell School's ongoing Choosing the Right Target
McGill University’s Max Bell School of Public Policy to Host Conference on Bank Of Canada’s Mandate Renewal
With the Bank’s mandate up for renewal next year, this conference will broaden the debate and explore the policy options facing the Bank.
Why the Bank of Canada needs a revised mandate | The Globe and Mail
Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan and Professor Stephen Gordon of Université Laval penned this opinion piece to highlight the importance of monetary policy and the upcoming revision of the Bank of Canada's mandate. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect many spheres of public policy, the Bank of Canada will need to carefully consider all policy objective alternatives.
Breakfast at Tiff's: Unpacking the Bank of Canada's role in the economic recovery | The Hill Times Hot Room
Christopher Ragan, director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University, joins The Hot Room to take them through Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem's speech on the Bank's role in the economic recovery.
Reframing Canada’s Global Engagement: A Diagnostic of Key Trends and Sources of Influence
This report, co-authored by Max Bell School Professor Jennifer Welsh, begins by summarizing a number of features of Canada’s population, economic power, and geographic and political position, which continue to call for international engagement.
Section Two then provides a strategic assessment of the current global environment and the most significant risks it poses to Canada’s interests and values.
Reframing Canada’s Global Engagement: Ten Strategic Choices for Decision-Makers
The ten strategic questions set out in this report are based on a dialogue among a group of Canadian international policy experts co-chaired by Max Bell School Professor Jennifer Welsh.
One nation under two per cent: Is it time for a shake-up of the economy’s most important number?
September 3, 2020 | As far as the Bank of Canada is concerned, the economy works best when cost of consumed goods and services increases at a rate of about two per cent every year. In this article by The Kingston Whig Standard, Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan shared his thoughts on the Bank of Canada's options for the future of monetary policy.
