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Jun 28, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | David Dodge |Serge Dupont |Richard Dion |Claire Kennedy
David Crane writes in The Hill Times on the Bennett Jones'
Mid-Year 2024 Economic Outlook and why Canadians must come to grips
with the critical need to significantly improve our productivity
and competitiveness.
"We need more voices to speak the truth," says Crane.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
bennettjones.com | Serge Dupont |Richard Dion |Claire Kennedy
David Crane writes in The Hill Times on the Bennett Jones' Mid-Year 2024 Economic Outlook and why Canadians must come to grips with the critical need to significantly improve our productivity and competitiveness. "We need more voices to speak the truth," says Crane.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
wilsoncenter.org | Richard Dion
In just a few years, the global importance of mining -- especially that of minerals vital to a global energy transition -- has evolved from crucial to critical. As the world moves from a fuels-based to a materials/minerals-based economy, the past, present and potentially the future of many African countries will be tied to mining. This offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Africa to negotiate a better deal.
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May 6, 2024 | 
brookings.edu | Richard Dion
An important opportunity regarding Africa’s future is currently unfolding: development corridors, or regional transportation and transmission networks. With so many corridor projects, a database detailing them now exists. Some garnering considerable attention include Lobito (Angola, DRC, Zambia) and the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation (Burundi, DRC, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda).
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Jan 19, 2024 | 
theafricareport.com | Richard Dion
Can books on infrastructure and “big projects” be riveting reading? Yes. And relevant for a continent? A resounding yes. Over the past 25 years, Bent Flyvbjerg has found himself a niche, based on folly and at times egos: megaprojects. Starting out with his seminal work – Megaprojects at Risk (2003) – Flyvbjerg, now with Dan Gardner, provides us with a “how to” book, which is accessible, informative and, most importantly, useful.
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Dec 11, 2023 | 
bennettjones.com | Richard Dion |Serge Dupont |Jonathan Fried |Claire Kennedy |Lori Sterling |Christy Clark | +3 more
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The global and Canadian economies are still adjusting to the shocks of COVID and war. Inflation remains elevated, and monetary conditions are restrictive. There are legacies, in particular high public and private debt.
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
wolterskluwer.com | Richard Dion
Slowing the ever-growing opioid crisis begins in the hospital. In most cases, Opioid Stewardship programs are heavily focused on outpatient treatment areas and emergency departments. The Joint Commission has these stewardship programs as part of its current pain standards for hospitals and many health system facilities. However, one study shows only 23% of hospitals have an opioid stewardship program in place.
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Jun 12, 2023 | 
bennettjones.com | Jonathan Fried |Serge Dupont |Lori Sterling |Claire Kennedy |Richard Dion |Christy Clark | +4 more
For the last three years, governments,businesses and workers have confronted a seriesof shocks and disruptions that have tested theiragility and resilience. The pandemic, the warin Ukraine, supply chain constraints, swingsin commodity prices, and higher inflation andinterest rates, have demanded swift responsesand adjustment. There are aftershocks,uncertainty and risk, and still a need to adapt. Navigating turbulent times remains a keyfunction of policy and business planning.
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May 10, 2023 | 
theafricareport.com | Richard Dion
Not a day goes by where infrastructure, mining or renewable energy is not the talk of the continent. The infrastructure projects range from bridges, rails and roads, to ports, while mining covers the world’s need to transition to a more just society, one where energy poverty can be addressed and the essential minerals required for the energy transition can be sourced.
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Jan 23, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Richard Dion
Click here too download a copy of this reportThe Government of Canada's current fiscal plan may not tell the full story of the country's financial path. The purpose of this paper is to explore the way two fiscal anchors, the debt/GDP ratio and the interest cost revenue ratio, are likely to evolve over the decade ahead (2032-33) under five plausible economic scenarios and thus to assess the implications of these two anchors as a guide to sustainable fiscal policy actions.
