More than 80 per cent of middle-class families have experienced an increase in their federal income taxes.

In nine developed countries including Canada, immigrants are more than 20 per cent more likely to be self-employed than the native population.

Tariffs hurt Canadian consumers, but also Canadian producers who rely on imported inputs.

Recent U.S. actions underscore how difficult it is to negotiate a free trade agreement with a U.S. administration that believes in managed trade.