Rachel Samson

Oil pipelines are back in the spotlight.

But with shifting markets, uncertain prices, and Indigenous rights at stake, the decision is complex. In this new paper, economist @aleach.ca examines the risks, benefits, and viability of a new oil pipeline.

Read the paper here: irpp.org/research-stu...

The full program for our Sept. 16 conference Industrial Policy in Tumultuous Times is here!

From trade diversification to climate and economic resilience, we bring together leading voices from across Canada & beyond.

📌 Spots are limited, register now: www.eventbrite.ca/e/irpp-confe...

How Carney can use policy to unite the country Every policy move should be “dual use,” solving a thorny problem while also helping to mend the country’s cleavages. Four areas present opportunities.

“Dual-use” doesn’t just apply to defence.

jenditchburn.bsky.social & rsamson.bsky.social argue the new minority govt should adopt a dual-use lens for all major policies: supporting national priorities and responding to the needs of rural and Western communities.

🔗 policyoptions.irpp.org?p=116822

When people talk about an AI-first government as if it’s a self-evidently good thing, please show them this.

It’s time to put Canada’s employment insurance program on solid footing Rather than introducing a flurry of stop-gap measures as it did during COVID, Ottawa should make meaningful, long-lasting changes to the EI system.

🇨🇦 Prolonged tariffs could trigger lasting economic shifts. Canada needs a long-term approach—starting with meaningful EI reform. It’s time to act.

Rosanna Tamburi & @ricardochejfec.bsky.social from the @irpp.org’s research team provide recommendations: ⬇️

🔗 policyoptions.irpp.org?p=116135

We live in a dangerous world. Canada needs to bulk up The country needs to get serious and get building – more housing, more transit and a more robust defence policy. We need to get too big to push around.

My latest for @policyoptions.irpp.org.

policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ma...

New IRPP research crunches the numbers on which communities are most likely to be impacted by trade disruptions - IRPP Montreal – As trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. continue to escalate, researchers at the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) have unveiled a series of interactive dashboards to tra...

Which Canadian communities are most exposed to U.S. trade disruptions? Our new interactive dashboards break it down—helping policymakers & businesses;
-Identify workforce exposure
-Compare trade risks across regions
-Develop strategies to reduce economic vulnerability

Check it out: irpp.org?p=20466

Note : open to non-Canadian applicants

New interactive dashboards to help sort out which Canadian communities are most susceptible to U.S. tariffs👇

How Trump’s ‘51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious President Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Justin Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements.

“He told Mr. Trudeau that he did not believe that the treaty that demarcates the border between the two countries was valid and that he wants to revise the boundary. He offered no further explanation.”

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Tariff War Risks Sinking World Into New Great Depression, International Chamber of Commerce Warns The world economy could face a downturn similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s unless the U.S. rows back on its plans to impose steep tariffs on imports, a senior official at the International C...

“Tariff War Risks Sinking World Into New Great Depression, International Chamber of Commerce Warns -

The world economy could face a crash similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s.”

Gift-link:

www.wsj.com/economy/trad...

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Aliens. Eggs. Baskets. Snow. Crises.
Our latest newsletter has it all.

Includes thoughts from @jenditchburn.bsky.social, commentary from @rsamson.bsky.social, back yard from @perreaux.bsky.social.

Catch up here: 44615331.hs-sites.com/existential-...

More eggs, more baskets: Reducing Canada’s vulnerability to U.S. tariffs should start in the communities most affected - IRPP U.S. President Donald Trump may have thought tariffs would push Canada toward greater integration with the U.S., but they have done the opposite. Canadians are avoiding American ­products, cancelling ...

New @irpp.org commentary out today from me and Ricardo Chejfec looking at ways to reduce U.S. economic leverage over Canada while supporting the communities most affected by tariffs. irpp.org/research-stu...

But there is room for compromise.
irpp.org/research/tow...

The @irpp.org hosted a series of workshops, and published several reports, looking at EI reform between 2021 and 2023.

It isn't easy to increase the number of people that are eligible for EI and the income received on EI, while trying to keep premiums low for workers and businesses.

Employment Insurance reform could help Canadian workers that face job loss if the U.S. imposes tariffs. EI also acts as an economic stabilizer, helping people who are unemployed continue to purchase goods and services from local businesses.
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The global energy transition could disrupt 10 per cent of Canadians Identifying which communities are most likely to be thrown into upheaval can help governments better target support to help them adapt and prosper.

Building on a new research initiative from the @irpp.org, Ricardo Chejfec, Abigail Jackson, @rsamson.bsky.social, and Rosanna Tamburri explain that 10% of Canadians are likely to need additional support from govts to weather the changes in industries they rely on. policyoptions.irpp.org?p=115253

The Community Transformations Project - IRPP Supporting Workers and Communities on the Road to Net Zero

Stay tuned for more community profiles and recommendations as part of the Community Transformations Project in the coming months.. irpp.org/community-tr...

Empowering Community-Led Transformation Strategies - IRPP Nearly 10 per cent of Canadians are susceptible to workforce disruption as Canada and the world reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

Given the uncertainty and volatility of the energy transition, there is more governments can do to empower communities to reduce their susceptibility and capture new opportunities. See our recommendations at irpp.org/research-stu...

Ingersoll: Ontario Auto Town Grapples with the EV Transition - IRPP Since 2022, Ingersoll — a community of 13,700 people in southwestern Ontario — has been home to one of Canada’s first full-scale electric-vehicle (EV) manufacturing facilities: General Motors’ CAMI As...

And Ingersoll, Ontario, one of the first auto manufacturing communities to make the shift to electric vehicles. On first glance, some might wonder what the challenge is in Ingersoll with such a major investment. But the transition was not easy for many in the community. irpp.org/research-stu...

Estevan: Saskatchewan's Energy City Seeks to Chart Its Own Course - IRPP This isn’t the first time Estevan has found itself at a crossroads. With a history steeped in power generation and the production of coal, oil and gas, the city of 10,900 residents in southeastern Sas...

These include communities such as Estevan, Saskatchewan, a city of around 11,000 people that has coal plants, a coal mine and oil and gas production. Estevan is blessed with strong community leaders, but they need more support. See more in our profile of Estevan: irpp.org/research-stu...

But 10% of the population does live in susceptible communities, which tend to have smaller populations, more rural or remote locations, and less economic diversity.

The good news is that 90% of Canadians live in communities that are not particularly susceptible to workforce disruption (job change, new skills requirements, change in income, major inflows or outflows of workers, worker shortages or unemployment).

The Community Transformations Project - IRPP Supporting Workers and Communities on the Road to Net Zero

New research out today from the @irpp.org looking at how governments can better support workers and communities through the global energy transition.

See more at irpp.org/community-transformations

Canada Weighs Export Taxes on Uranium, Oil If Trump Starts Trade War Canada is examining the use of export taxes on major commodities it exports to the US — including uranium, oil and potash — if incoming President Donald Trump carries out his threat to impose broad ta...

Woah. Trump and co believe that because the US runs a trade deficit, we have all the leverage in a trade war. But export taxes, which will hit US consumers and businesses, can be potent weapons. This will quickly get much messier than Trump imagines www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Does Emissions Pricing Hurt Affordability? Quantifying the Effects on Canadian Households - IRPP New IRPP research shows emissions pricing has little effect on affordability

New peer-reviewed @irpp study published today by
@trevortombe.bsky.social and @drjenwinter.bsky.social
as part of a research program led by Shaimaa Yassin and our work as the research partner for the @affordabilityac.bsky.social. Does Emissions Pricing Hurt Affordability? irpp.org/research-stu...

Opinion: Helping the developing world act on climate change will require carrots, not sticks Rich countries’ climate-financing initiatives need to incentivize action. But Europe is considering a penalizing approach, even as the current processes continue to be complicated and costly

Helping the developing world act on climate change will require carrots, not sticks. New article out today by Aidan Hollis based on his recent @irpp.bsky.social paper. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...