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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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
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.

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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’
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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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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