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Mai 10, 2018 5:00AM

Ontario’s net debt may hit $500 billion by 2026-27
By
Livio Di Matteo
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The Ontario government plans to spend more than $190 billion on public infrastructure.

Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes
Étiquettes:
debt and deficit, ontario debt, ontario deficits, kathleen wynne, ontario finances, net debt
Mai 9, 2018 11:24AM

Morneau tweet ignores evidence of Canada’s investment problem
By
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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Statistics Canada’s latest survey on investment intentions for 2018 found that private-sector investment is slated to fall again this year.

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Other Topics
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investment, barriers to investment, energy investment, FDI, foreign direct investment, kinder morgan, bill morneau, private-sector investment
Mai 7, 2018 4:14PM

State of federal finances worse than previously thought
By
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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The PBO projects a cumulative federal deficit of $85.6 billion over the next five years.

Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes
Étiquettes:
federal deficits, federal debt, debt and deficit canada, federal budget, infrastructure spending, Ottawa, Justin Trudeau, federal spending
Mai 4, 2018 4:14PM

The Avengers—Infinity Stones, finite resources and populations
By
Aeon J. Skoble
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Where there’s hunger, it’s typically due to politics, not because the global food supply is depleted.

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the avengers, Robert Malthus, Paul Ehrlich, overpopulation, population myths, natural resources, human creativity, Marvel Comics
Mai 4, 2018 3:51PM

Shrinking U.S. trade deficit likely bad news for U.S. trading partners
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Steven Globerman
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Capital investment is a major source of labour productivity growth, particularly in Canada.

Sujet:
Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.
Étiquettes:
trade with china, trade with united states, trade wars, tariffs, exports, imports, donald trump, NAFTA, barriers to trade, WTO, labour productivity, Ottawa, unemployment rate
Mai 4, 2018 10:26AM

Canada has completely lost its business tax advantage over the U.S.
By
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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Private-sector investment is slated to fall again this year—the fourth consecutive annual decline.

Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes
Étiquettes:
business income tax, business investment, tax advantage, marginal tax rates, corporate income tax, tax credits, personal income tax, NAFTA, investment climate, Canadian competitiveness
Mai 2, 2018 12:48PM

How the Wynne government killed the economics of building new rental units
By
Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur
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Ontario’s housing plan limits rent increases to 1.5 per cent annually.

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Other Topics
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ontario housing, housing affordability, rental housing, rent control, kathleen wynne, homebuilding, condos, toronto housing, development permits
Mai 1, 2018 3:22PM

The high cost of getting climate policy wrong
By
Kenneth P. Green
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According to the PBO, provincial cooperation with the federal carbon floor may reduce the size of Canada's economy by 0.5 per cent in 2020.

Sujet:
Environment, Government Spending & Taxes
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carbon tax, carbon pricing, carbon floor, carbon emissions, taxes, revenue neutral, green projects, government spending, Justin Trudeau, john horgan, rachel notley, cap and trade, kathleen wynne, philippe couillard
Avril 30, 2018 3:30PM

Four reasons why Alberta’s vague balance budget plan may fall short
By
Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen
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The Notley government overshot its budgeted spending levels by $2 billion in 2016/17 and $1 billion in 2017/18.

Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes
Étiquettes:
alberta economy, alberta budget, alberta debt, alberta deficit, debt and deficit, alberta government spending, joe ceci, rachel notley
Avril 27, 2018 12:42PM

If Shakespeare were writing today—‘let's kill all the (tax) lawyers’
By
William Watson
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Canada’s 2018 version of the Income Tax Act contains 3,302 pages and 1,101,499 words.

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Government Spending & Taxes
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income tax, income tax act, tax day, tax deadline, marginal tax rates, tax lawyers, tax rules, taxpayers, tax compliance, tax complexity, canadian income tax

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