Responsible Economics: Are Canadian Fiscal and Monetary Policies Appropriately Aligned?

Inflation is up, interest rates are high and debt is increasing. As a result many Canadians are struggling with food costs and rising rents or mortgage payments. To assess what is happening to our economy and what might be done about the inflation/debt/interest rate nexus, the Public Policy Program at Massey College is organizing a policy forum on the theme of Responsible Economics from 9:00am – 2:00pm on Tuesday, November 22.

Agenda

8:15 a.m. - Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - Welcome Remarks

• Nathalie Des Rosiers – Principal, Massey College
• Thomas S. Axworthy – Public Policy Chair, Massey College

9:05 a.m. to 10:35 a.m. - Panel 1: Inflation, Interest Rates and Spending

• William Robson – President of the CD Howe Institute
• Walter Schroeder – Founder Dominion Bond Rating Service
• Erin Kelly – CEO Advanced Symbolics Inc
• Mary Lou Finlay – former host of CBC's As It Happens (Moderator)

10:35 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. - Coffee Break

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Panel 2: Responding to the Challenge: Equalization, Tax Reform, Tax Avoidance

• Mary Janigan – Quadrangle Society Member, Massey College; author of The Art of Sharing
• Mary-Jane Bennett – lawyer, author of Massey research paper Money Laundering: A Domestic and International Crisis
• Robert Cribb – reporter, Toronto Star and founder of Investigative Journalism Bureau
• Stephanie Bowman – MPP Don Valley West & Liberal Critic for Finance, Infrastructure, Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Moderator)

12:30 p.m. - Light lunch

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Closing Remarks

• Charles McMillan – Author The Age of Consequence

Registration

FREE

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