A project of the scale and significance of CIB to the country (potentially with implications that may endure for many decades) demands a thorough analysis by an independent body shielded from the reach of lobby forces of industries and politicians who are already in favour of it. The Economic Council of Canada that was foolishly disbanded by Brian Mulroney in 1992 is the type of publicly funded think tank that Canada badly needs today to once again provide it with a flow of coherent economic, business, and trade policies. For sure Blackrock or any other investment bank, pension funds, or mayors recruited for a short period of time cannot individually or collectively replace the valuable function that the Economic Council of Canada performed for 30 years. It is time to recreate such a publicly funded and independent think tank before surrendering to any half-baked and seemingly sexy idea.