Juillet 27, 2017 1:49PM

Cancelled LNG plan—government foot-dragging can kill potentially lucrative projects

B.C. loses billions when global market windows close.

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Étiquettes:

LNG, liquified natural gas, oil and gas, petronas, christy clark, john horgan, deregulation, environmental regulations, oil imports, oil exports

Juillet 27, 2017 10:05AM

Why Canada has an income tax—the ‘conscription of wealth’

William Watson

Canada’s income tax began during the First World War.

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Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

personal income tax, canadian income tax, first world war, taxes, taxpayers

Juillet 27, 2017 8:50AM

The evidence mounts—minimum wage hikes reduce job opportunities for vulnerable workers

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, David Hunt

Twenty Canadian studies find that minimum wage hikes reduce employment opportunities for young workers.

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Banning temporary workers hurts workers by reducing wages and jobs

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

Less business investment means lower productivity for workers, which means lower wages.

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The patience of Canadian patients is wearing thin

Bacchus Barua

New survey corroborates troubling health-care wait-times trend.

Sujet:

Health Care

Étiquettes:

canadian wait times for medical treatment, health care wait times, Justin Trudeau, jane philpott, access to health care, canadian health insurance, universal access health care

Juillet 26, 2017 4:30AM

Obstacles to business investment in Ontario—uncompetitive tax rates

Ben Eisen, David Watson

Ontario’s top combined marginal personal income tax rate is 53.5 per cent.

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Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

taxes, ontario taxes, ontario taxpayers, business investment, kathleen wynne, ontario economy

Juillet 21, 2017 12:41PM

Jobless in Seattle

William Watson

The effect of the sharply rising minimum wage has been sharply rising joblessness among Seattle’s low-wage workers.

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Measuring Alberta’s contribution to federal finances

Steve Lafleur, David Watson

Economic recovery in Alberta is crucial not just for Albertans, but for Canada’s public finances.

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Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

alberta economy, alberta government finances, alberta revenues, alberta taxes

Juillet 19, 2017 12:59PM

Trump’s NAFTA demands, while politically challenging, may ultimately enhance trade environment

Steven Globerman

The president has said the U.S. always loses in Canada-U.S. dispute resolution proceedings.

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Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

NAFTA, north american free trade agreement, donald trump, Justin Trudeau, barriers to trade, canadian content rules, softwood lumber, import duties, tariffs, trade deficits

Juillet 19, 2017 4:30AM

Ontario environmental policy—excessive costs, little environmental benefits

Ross McKitrick, Elmira Aliakbari

Province’s coal phase-out had no impact on nitrogen dioxide levels, a significant component of smog.

Sujet:

Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

coal-fired power plant, kathleen wynne, dalton mcguinty, ontario economy, ontario electricity, environment, cap and trade, air quality, emission reduction

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Cancelled LNG plan—government foot-dragging can kill potentially lucrative projects

Why Canada has an income tax—the ‘conscription of wealth’

The evidence mounts—minimum wage hikes reduce job opportunities for vulnerable workers

Banning temporary workers hurts workers by reducing wages and jobs

The patience of Canadian patients is wearing thin

Obstacles to business investment in Ontario—uncompetitive tax rates

Jobless in Seattle

Measuring Alberta’s contribution to federal finances

Trump’s NAFTA demands, while politically challenging, may ultimately enhance trade environment

Ontario environmental policy—excessive costs, little environmental benefits

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