Mai 7, 2018 4:14PM

State of federal finances worse than previously thought

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 4:14PM

The Avengers—Infinity Stones, finite resources and populations

Aeon J. Skoble

Where there’s hunger, it’s typically due to politics, not because the global food supply is depleted.

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Shrinking U.S. trade deficit likely bad news for U.S. trading partners

Steven Globerman

Capital investment is a major source of labour productivity growth, particularly in Canada.

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Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

trade with china, trade with united states, trade wars, tariffs, exports, imports, donald trump, NAFTA, barriers to trade, WTO, labour productivity, Ottawa, unemployment rate

Mai 4, 2018 10:26AM

Canada has completely lost its business tax advantage over the U.S.

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

Private-sector investment is slated to fall again this year—the fourth consecutive annual decline.

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Government Spending & Taxes

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 2, 2018 12:48PM

How the Wynne government killed the economics of building new rental units

Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur

Ontario’s housing plan limits rent increases to 1.5 per cent annually.

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The high cost of getting climate policy wrong

Kenneth P. Green

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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Environment, Government Spending & Taxes

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

Avril 30, 2018 3:30PM

Four reasons why Alberta’s vague balance budget plan may fall short

Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen

The Notley government overshot its budgeted spending levels by $2 billion in 2016/17 and $1 billion in 2017/18.

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Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

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

Canada’s 2018 version of the Income Tax Act contains 3,302 pages and 1,101,499 words.

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Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

income tax, income tax act, tax day, tax deadline, marginal tax rates, tax lawyers, tax rules, taxpayers, tax compliance, tax complexity, canadian income tax

Avril 25, 2018 2:30PM

Actually, including capital spending, Ontario’s deficit is more than $32 billion

Livio Di Matteo

Contrary to government claims, Ontario’s auditor general says the province’s deficit is $11.7 billion.

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Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

ontario finances, ontario auditor general, ontario deficit, debt and deficit, kathleen wynne, expenditures

Avril 24, 2018 2:02PM

U.S. judge deals another blow to Canadian pipeline plans

Kenneth P. Green

The proposed Enbridge Line 3 pipeline would carry 760,000 barrels per day from Alberta to Wisconsin.

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Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

pipelines, alberta pipeline, kinder morgan pipeline, enbridge pipeline, oil and gas, oil transport, john horgan, andrew weaver, pipeline obstruction

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State of federal finances worse than previously thought

The Avengers—Infinity Stones, finite resources and populations

Shrinking U.S. trade deficit likely bad news for U.S. trading partners

Canada has completely lost its business tax advantage over the U.S.

How the Wynne government killed the economics of building new rental units

The high cost of getting climate policy wrong

Four reasons why Alberta’s vague balance budget plan may fall short

If Shakespeare were writing today—‘let's kill all the (tax) lawyers’

Actually, including capital spending, Ontario’s deficit is more than $32 billion

U.S. judge deals another blow to Canadian pipeline plans

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