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| - The C.D. Howe Institute (French: Institut C.D. Howe) is a right-wing Canadian public policy think tank based in downtown Toronto, Ontario. The institute was formed in 1973 from the merger of the Private Planning Association (founded in 1958) and the C. D. Howe Memorial Foundation. The Institute publishes research and hosts conferences on a wide variety of issues in Canadian economic and social policy. As a non-profit, politically Independent organization, its official mandate is to improve the standard of living for Canadians through sound public policy solutions. The institute derives the majority of its funding from individual and corporate members, who are given the opportunity to attend public policy roundtables and conferences featuring prominent Canadian and International policymakers, business leaders and public servants. Major areas of policy research include fiscal and tax policy, monetary policy, social policy, governance and public institutions, trade policy, and economic growth and innovation. The institute also commissions a number of policy programs, including the Monetary Policy Council, Fiscal and Tax Competitiveness Program, Financial Services Research Initiative, and Pension Policy Council and Competition Policy Council More information on the Wikipedia page [1] The website is [2]
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