Who was Barbara Mitchell?
  1. Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive
  2. Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

New Brunswick’s Tax Freedom Day came later than most other provinces
By Alex Whalen | July 3, 2024
British Columbia should replace PST with an HST
By Bev Dahlby, Tegan Hill | July 2, 2024
Ottawa’s EV mandate may destroy Canadian auto industry
By Ross McKitrick | June 28, 2024
Alberta government peddles fanciful numbers for film and TV tax credit returns
By Matthew Lau | June 25, 2024
Canadians will pay dearly for Ottawa’s carbon tax
By Kenneth P. Green | June 19, 2024
Ontario government can’t blame fiscal woes on ‘slow’ economy
By Grady Munro, Jake Fuss | June 18, 2024
Government policy hurts Newfoundlanders and Labradorians with modest incomes
By Alex Whalen | June 17, 2024
Canadian families face larger tax burden than last year
By Grady Munro, Jake Fuss | June 13, 2024
Industrial Policy in 2024—another term for socialism?
By Matthew D. Mitchell, Steven Globerman | June 12, 2024
Capital gains tax hike will cause widespread damage in Canadian economy
By Jake Fuss, Grady Munro | June 12, 2024
Scathing auditor general reports underscore political realities
By Jake Fuss | June 8, 2024
Simply throwing more money at schools will not increase student test scores
By Derek J. Allison | June 6, 2024
Federal government programs won’t make ‘life cost less’
By Grady Munro, Jake Fuss | June 5, 2024
Federal government should privatize Canada Post
By Jake Fuss | June 5, 2024
Federal government’s redistribution economics doesn’t work
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios | June 4, 2024
Federal government estimates don’t reflect true costs of national pharmacare
By Grady Munro, Mackenzie Moir | May 31, 2024
Ford and Trudeau share affection for spending and taxes
By Ben Eisen | May 21, 2024
Prime minister’s misleading capital gains video misses the point
By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | May 17, 2024
Governments in Canada accelerate EV ‘investments’ as automakers reverse course
By Kenneth P. Green | May 15, 2024
Electric vehicle mandates mean misery all around
By Matthew Lau | May 11, 2024
Let’s be clear—the Alberta government’s fiscal problems aren’t over
By Tegan Hill | May 9, 2024
Trudeau and Ford should attach personal fortunes to EV corporate welfare
By Jason Clemens, Tegan Hill | May 6, 2024
Today’s federal government—massive spending growth and epic betting
By Jock Finlayson | May 1, 2024
Canada can solve its productivity ‘emergency’—we just need politicians on board
By Jake Fuss | April 30, 2024
Ottawa’s capital gains tax hike—final nail in ‘business investment’ coffin
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | April 29, 2024