Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Avril 24, 2017 3:00AM

Secret ballot vote for union certification empowers workers, promotes democratic principles

By

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

Without the anonymity of a secret ballot, union organizers may pressure workers into supporting union certification.

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Étiquettes:

labour unions, union voting, secret ballot voting, canada

Avril 21, 2017 11:16AM

If the Leafs and Raptors lose, you should blame… the government?

By

There’s a clear negative relationship between income taxes and team winning percentages.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

ontario economy, ontario taxes, taxes, kathleen wynne, toronto maple leafs, toronto blue jays, toronto raptors, personal income taxes, skilled workers

Avril 21, 2017 9:14AM

Ontario housing measures—too much on demand, too little on supply

By

Ben Eisen, Josef Filipowicz

By capping rents, governments create a disincentive for prospective builders to construct new units.

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Étiquettes:

housing affordability, kathleen wynne, ontario economy, GTA, toronto housing, homebuilding, rent control

Avril 20, 2017 3:00AM

Trump’s tax plans stall—along with growth prospects in the U.S. and Canada

By

Steven Globerman

Resistance to marginal tax rate reductions in the U.S. may prevent a return to supply-side fiscal policies.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

donald trump, taxes, income tax, us tax policy, Justin Trudeau

Avril 19, 2017 3:00AM

Despite likely balanced budget, Ontario’s deficit dragon not dead yet

By

Livio Di Matteo

With an election on the books for June 2018, the pressure will build for new spending.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

ontario economy, debt and deficit, government spending, charles sousa, kathleen wynne, ontario budget

Avril 18, 2017 3:00AM

William Watson: the way we were—a small government taxing consumption

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Today the personal income tax accounts for almost half of federal revenues.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

personal income tax, income tax, taxes, consumption taxes, Ottawa, federal government

Avril 13, 2017 2:27PM

Age—the main driver of wealth inequality in Canada

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Most Canadians under the age of 25 have little or no wealth.

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inequality, wealth inequality, retirement, canadian economy

Avril 12, 2017 3:00AM

Major changes to Canada’s federal personal income tax—1917-2017

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Livio Di Matteo

In 1938, only 2.3 per cent of the population filed personal income taxes.

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Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

canadian income tax, personal income tax, tax filers, tax complexity, Ottawa, Justin Trudeau

Avril 10, 2017 7:55AM

William Watson: My favourite finance minister of them all

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Arguments about taxation, including Canada’s personal income tax, should have a moral component.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

finance minister, personal income taxes, taxes, Ottawa, Justin Trudeau, bill morneau

Avril 7, 2017 9:05AM

Canada’s climate policy—we’ll (not) always have Paris

By

Kenneth P. Green

Governments know people won’t accept the level of carbon taxation necessary to achieve current GHG targets, so they hide most of the cost in regulation.

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Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

Catherine McKenna, Justin Trudeau, paris climate conference, ghg, greenhouse gas emissions, canada's environmental record, carbon tax, carbon pricing, deregulation

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