John Deutsch Institute
June 22-23, 2006
Kingston, Ontario
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| Thursday,
June 22, 2006 (Holiday Inn Hotel, Bellevue South, 6th Floor) |
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| 6:45 - 7:45 p.m. | REGISTRATION and RECEPTION |
| 7:45 - 9:00 p.m. | SESSION
I: BUDGET MAKING AND BUDGET CONTEXT
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| Friday,
June 23, 2006 (Policy Studies Building Conference Room 202, Queen's University) |
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| 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | REGISTRATION (Continental Breakfast) |
| 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. | SESSION
II: TAX ALTERNATIVES AND EVALUATION OF THE BUDGET "The
2006 Federal Budget: A Quantitative Appraisal"
"The
2006 Budget and Tax Reform: A Missed Opportunity?" Richard Bird and Michael Smart (University of Toronto) |
| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 - 12:00 p.m. | SESSION III: PANEL ON FISCAL IMBALANCE AND
EQUALIZATION Panelists:
"Turning
a New Leaf: The Federal Plan for Reforming Fiscal Arrangements"
"Equalization
and Fiscal Arrangements: Where Next?"
"The Making of Fiscal Imbalance" |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. | SESSION
IV: CHILD BENEFITS AND DAYCARE "Of
Beer and Popcorn: Federal Policy on Childcare and Child
Benefits" |
| 1:45 - 2:45 p.m. | SESSION
V: PRODUCTIVITY AGENDA AND COMPETITIVENESS "Canadian
Competitiveness: Remarks" Discussant: Andrew Sharpe (Center for the Study of Living Standards) |
| 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. | Coffee Break |
| 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. | SESSION
VI: SUSTAINABILITY OF THE FISCAL PLAN WRAP-UP PANEL Panelists: Don Drummond (TD Bank Financial Group)
"Risk
and Uncertainty in the Federal Budget"
"Sustainability
of the Fiscal Plan: Cheers, Boos and Hopes" |
Conference
Information
Conference to be held at the Holiday Inn Hotel on Thursday evening, and
at the Policy Studies Building Conference Room 202, Queen's
University,
Kingston all day Friday.
Conference registration fee is $200.00*, plus GST, payable to the John Deutsch Institute (GST Registration #R107868705). Registration is limited so please register early.
*A special rate will apply for academics.
Please make cheque payable to the John Deutsch Institute and mail to: Sharon Sullivan, John Deutsch Institute, Queen's University, Dunning Hall, Room 216C, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6.
Accommodation
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn Hotel, 2
Princess
Street at a
special conference rate of $139.95 per night, plus taxes.
Reservations
can be made directly by calling the Holiday Inn at
1-613-549-8400, ext. 2660 or 1-800-HOLIDAY
and say
that you are booking under the Block of Rooms "John Deutsch
Institute -- Budget meeting".
The block of rooms will be available until June 1st, so please
book
your room as soon as possible.
Conference
Organizers
Charles Beach, Department of Economics, Queen's University
Phone: (613) 533-2278, e-mail: beachc@qed.econ.queensu.ca
Michael Smart, Department of Economics, University of
Toronto
Phone: (416)
978-5119; e-mail: msmart@economics.utoronto.ca
Thomas Wilson, Institute
for Policy Analysis, University of Toronto
Phone: (416)
978-4458; e-mail: twilson@chass.utoronto.ca
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Registration
Click HERE to register
online
For further information please contact Sharon
Sullivan:
Phone: (613) 533-2294;
Fax: (613) 533-6025
E-mail: sullivas@econ.queensu.ca