Government Spending & Taxes

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When oil prices were high, successive governments spent freely as though the good times would never end.


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If investors can fetch a higher after-tax return by investing in Ontario over Alberta, there’s a good chance they will.


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High marginal tax rates discourage productive economic activities such as work, savings, investment and entrepreneurship.


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The average Canadian family will pay 43.6 per cent of its income in taxes.


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Employment growth has been lopsided, with the GTA and adjacent areas reaping most of the benefits.


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Tax policy is the most efficient way to incentivize high-growth entrepreneurship and access to finance.


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Capital gains taxes reduce the return entrepreneurs and investors receive when selling a new technology or business.


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When taxes on investment returns are very high, the negative consequences, compounded over time, can be dramatic.


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Pipeline expansion project may generate $50 billion in government revenue over 20 years.


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