High level of spending has not yielded high value in return—Canada has some of the longest wait times for treatment in the developed world.
Government Spending & Taxes
June 13, 2016
3:00AM
A higher CPP benefit could trigger a reduction in federal (and provincial) government benefits targeted at low-income seniors.
June 8, 2016
8:53AM
In 2016, the average Canadian family will pay 43 per cent of its income in taxes.
June 7, 2016
3:00AM
As oil royalties have fallen, Albertans have endured multiple tax hikes and a S&P downgrade.
June 6, 2016
8:56AM
The new tax scheme will cost a family of four about $338 extra in 2017.
June 3, 2016
11:53AM
This week I got an email from the Quebec Liberal Party that gives new meaning to the term “Quebec, Inc.”
May 26, 2016
8:02PM
The government has moved from a 10 per cent flat rate personal income tax to a progressive tax with steeper rates.
May 24, 2016
2:58PM
Ontario will wind up with higher taxes, more regulation and more distortive subsidies—a dangerous combination for the provincial economy.
May 16, 2016
11:43AM
At an average of 3.6 per cent, the most robust growth period for Central Canada was during the pre-1973 oil crisis.
May 6, 2016
5:04PM
The Institute recently released a study that calculated rates of return (nominal and real) received by Canadian retirees from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).
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