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Mai 25, 2018 2:22PM

Demographics and Entrepreneurship blog series: Tax policy and entrepreneurship
Seth Giertz
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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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taxes, tax rates, business taxation, entrepreneurship, economic growth, tax burden, capital
Mai 22, 2018 2:59PM

Trans Mountain—socializing costs is not the answer
Kenneth P. Green
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Pipeline expansion project may generate $50 billion in government revenue over 20 years.

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kinder morgan, trans mountain pipeline, pipelines, john horgan, oil and gas, bill morneau, corporate subsidies, taxpayers, rachel notley
Mai 18, 2018 3:14PM

The finance minister said what? Part 3
Elmira Aliakbari, Ashley Stedman, Jason Clemens
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The theoretical or “ideal” carbon-pricing system has never been implemented.

Étiquettes:
BC carbon tax, carbon tax, carbon pricing, bill morneau, taxes, tax relief, revenue neutral
Mai 16, 2018 2:20PM

Morneau's Trans Mountain pipeline promise creates a dangerous precedent
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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Kinder Morgan stopped all “non-essential spending” on the $7.4 billion project due to regulatory, legal and political barriers.

Étiquettes:
taxpayers, trans mountain pipeline, kinder morgan, corporate subsidies, bill morneau, Ottawa, oil and gas, pipeline obstruction
Mai 11, 2018 2:46PM

The finance minister said what? Part 2
Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios
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The decline in foreign direct investment since 2007 totals an almost unimaginable 74.9 per cent.

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FDI, foreign direct investment, barriers to investment, business investment, capital investment, bill morneau, taxes, tax competitiveness, U.S. tax reform, business tax, business leaders
Mai 11, 2018 10:04AM

My ‘Aha! Moment’ on minimum wages… and more
William Watson
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If firms don’t collude, and there are lots of them around, wages will rise until they’re equal to worker productivity.

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minimum wage, wage growth, employers, employees, firms, worker productivity, wages, fraser institute, taxes, education
Mai 10, 2018 5:00AM

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

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debt and deficit, ontario debt, ontario deficits, kathleen wynne, ontario finances, net debt
Mai 7, 2018 4:14PM

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

Étiquettes:
federal deficits, federal debt, debt and deficit canada, federal budget, infrastructure spending, Ottawa, Justin Trudeau, federal spending
Mai 4, 2018 10:26AM

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

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 1, 2018 3:22PM

The high cost of getting climate policy wrong
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.

Étiquettes:
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

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