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Lending volumes and credit conditions are improving for SMEs, but many firms continue to struggle to obtain financing that meets their needs – OECD
April 21, 2017 Lending volumes and credit conditions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have gradually improved, according to a new report from the OECD, but demand-side obstacles such as a lack of financial knowledge are contributing to holding back a stronger recovery. Moreover, SME finance through non-bank instruments is still not sufficiently developed to […]
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A National Housing Strategy must enable provinces and territories to shape programs to their varying needs and market realities. – Policy Options
March 27, 2017 The federal government is currently making decisions on its promised National Housing Strategy, and its 2017 budget has announced the funding involved. It seems timely to ask: What can we learn from the history of social housing policy in Canada that is relevant today? In the government’s election platform and budget, affordable […]
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To compete with Russia in the Arctic, Canada will need to balance soft with hard power: Aurel Braun and Stephen Blank for the Arctic Deeply – MLI
Russia is stepping up its efforts to claim territory in the Arctic that is, thanks to more shipping routes and natural resources, becoming more valuable. Canada will need to balance its diplomatic efforts with more military spending to bolster its own claim, write Aurel Braun and Stephen Blank. By Aurel Braun and Stephen Blank, Feb. […]
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Policy direction to Public Utilities board intended to limit impact of electricity rate increases on NWT residents
YELLOWKNIFE (February 24, 2017) – The Minister Responsible for the Public Utilities Board (PUB), Glen Abernethy, today announced that the Executive Council of the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) issued policy direction on electricity rate setting to the Board. The direction reinforces long standing policy for government customers to pay more for electricity to […]
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Lower public R&D spending and protectionist risks may pose a threat to innovation
8/12/2016 – A decline in government funding of science and technology research in a number of countries could pose a threat to innovation at a time when global challenges like climate change and ageing populations demand solutions, according to a new OECD report. The OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2016 warns that a backlash against […]
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