Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP)

🌎 New IRPP Study Alert! 🌎 How do emissions pricing policies, like the federal fuel charge or B.C.’s carbon tax, impact households across Canada? In this new study, University of Calgary economists Trevor Tombe and Jennifer Winter delve into the effects of these policies. Here’s a key finding: Emissions pricing has had minimal impact on inflation. Since 2019, these policies have contributed less than 0.5% to overall increase in consumer prices — a small fraction of the 19% rise in prices over the same period. Most of the price increases Canadians have experienced are due to global factors, like surging energy prices and supply chain disruptions, but the authors note that governments should better understand and communicate differences in emission pricing impacts across household types. Dive into this insightful research to learn more about the real drivers of inflation and the role of emissions pricing in Canada. 📚 Read the full study: https://irpp.org/?p=19784

🎉 IRPP’s most popular research publications of 2024: #6 Rethinking Urban Mobility: Providing More Affordable and Equitable Transportation Options. This research by the Affordability Action Council calls for tailored solutions to address transportation issues in urban and rural areas across Canada. Missed it? Read here: https://lnkd.in/ehPeBX8h 👉 Stay tuned as we count down IRPP’s most-read publications of the year! - 🎉 Notre 6e publication la plus populaire de 2024 Repenser la mobilité urbaine : Offrir des options de transport plus abordables et plus équitables. Cette recherche par Le Conseil d’action sur l’abordabilité appelle à des solutions sur mesure pour résoudre les problèmes de transport dans les zones urbaines et rurales à travers le Canada Vous l'avez manquée ? Lisez ici : https://lnkd.in/edrkm86y 👉 Restez à l'écoute pour le compte-rendu des publications de l'IRPP les plus lues de l'année !

Article préféré des lecteurs d'Options politiques 2024, #6: 📰La remontée du PQ dans les sondages insuffle-t-elle de la vigueur à l’option souverainiste? Andrew Parkin et Charles Breton soulignent que malgré les sondages favorables au PQ, pas plus de Québécois ne se disent souverainistes – ou fédéralistes. Lisez-le ici: https://lnkd.in/eE77PZd6

Policy Options 2024 readers' favourite article #6: 📰 Fake porn causes real harm to women. Shona Moreau & Chloe Rourke explain how deepfakes are often used to attack women. They argue that tech giants, regulators and lawmakers must take up the fight against fake porn. Missed it? Read it here: https://lnkd.in/e7cHptz8

🎉 IRPP’s most popular research publications of 2024: #7 Conquering the Next Frontier in Bridging the Digital Divide. In this research paper, Ian Scott, former chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, sets out a path for governments to conquer Canada’s digital divide. Missed it? Read here: https://irpp.org/?p=19336 👉 Stay tuned as we count down IRPP’s most-read publications of the year! - 🎉 Notre 7e publication la plus populaire de 2024 Conquering the Next Frontier in Bridging the Digital Divide. Dans cette publication, Ian Scott, ancien président du Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes, propose aux gouvernements une voie à suivre pour combler le fossé numérique au Canada. Vous l'avez manquée ? Lisez ici : https://lnkd.in/e3f_w83u 👉 Restez à l'écoute pour le compte-rendu des publications de l'IRPP les plus lues de l'année !

Article préféré des lecteurs d'Options politiques 2024, #7 : 📰Budget du Québec : faut-il s’alarmer ou se calmer? Luc Godbout explique que passer d’un déficit structurel à l’équilibre budgétaire ne sera pas une mince affaire. Vous l'avez manqué ? Lisez-le ici: https://lnkd.in/eMHCpA2v

Policy Options 2024 readers' favourite Article #7: 📰 For P.E.I., a model for a guaranteed basic income that is feasible and affordable. Benoît Robidoux, Wayne Simpson & Barbara Boraks dive into a proposed federal-provincial plan to virtually eradicate poverty in P.E.I. among working-age adults and their children. Missed it? Read it here: https://lnkd.in/enweXdrq

Over on Policy Options, Kathryn May unpacks the past week in Canadian politics and talks to the experts on what it might mean going forward. "The sensational resignation of Chrystia Freeland highlights a growing crisis in Canada’s democratic institutions, where a powerful Prime Minister’s Office undermines the cabinet system and weakens the public service built to support it. It’s a breakdown that Donald Savoie has been warning about for decades." Read on before you log off! 👇 https://lnkd.in/e-WmfAnW

📢 New IRPP study: Does Emissions Pricing Hurt Affordability? Quantifying the Effects on Canadian Households. In this new study, Trevor Tombe and Jennifer Winter show that emissions pricing had a relatively small impact on inflation and affordability. Government rebates play a crucial role in offsetting costs, ensuring that climate policies do not add to affordability challenges for low income households struggling to afford food and rent. Governments could do more to communicate how emissions pricing affects households with different incomes and circumstances. They could also do more to ensure that income growth keeps pace with overall rising costs. Read the full study here: https://irpp.org/?p=19784

2024 was a banner year for events here at the IRPP. We were delighted to connect with friends in Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, and at our homebase in Montreal. We're already looking forward to making new connections in 2025! Where should we go? Who would we talk to? What should we discuss? Share your ideas in the comments below! ----- 2024 a été une année exceptionnelle pour nos événements ici à l'IRPP. Nous avons été ravis de rencontrer des amis à Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa et chez nous à Montréal. Nous sommes déjà impatients de nouer de nouvelles relations en 2025 ! Où devrions-nous aller ? À qui parler ? De quoi devrions-nous discuter ? Partagez vos idées dans les commentaires ci-dessous ! thanks for joining us, merci d'être venu...Yasmin Abraham, Lisa Rae, Nathaniel Wallace, Alain Beaudry, Michelle Cameron, Cody Mercer, James (Jamie) Wilson, Cherise Burda, Ray Williams, ICD.D, LL.D, Hahrie Han, Andrew Cardozo, Josha MacNab, Shaimaa Yassin, Sabreena Delhon, et - bien sûr ! - Jennifer Ditchburn ❣️