Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Avril 29, 2020 11:49AM

Taxpayers likely to feel city hall’s COVID cash crunch

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Livio Di Matteo

Less permit fee and land transfer tax revenue is driving Toronto’s overall revenue drop.

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ontario deficit, ontario taxes, ontario debt, ontario government spending

Avril 27, 2020 3:38PM

Some much-needed perspective on COVID infection and death rates

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Singapore's COVID-related deaths equal 0.0002 per cent of that country's population.

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Avril 23, 2020 11:21AM

Alberta’s debt-to-GDP ratio set to climb—quickly

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Ben Eisen, Milagros Palacios

Premier Kenney says province likely to run a deficit close to $20 billion.

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alberta debt, alberta's debt, alberta government debt

Avril 23, 2020 6:00AM

Perverse incentives may help erode housing affordability

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Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur

Rising incomes and low interest rates have generated tremendous demand for housing across the country.

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housing affordability, housing supply, housing demand, property taxes

Avril 22, 2020 2:04PM

Canada does not need a modern ‘Marshall Plan’ after COVID

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Steven Globerman, Jake Fuss

After the COVID crisis has passed, Ottawa should find ways to encourage private-sector investment and hiring.

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Government Spending & Taxes

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infrastructure spending, investments, business investment, private-sector investment, COVID

Avril 20, 2020 2:20PM

Getting political responsibility right in times of crises

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Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios

Ottawa raised personal income tax rates on Canadian workers.

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Government Spending & Taxes

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recession, federal debt, federal government spending, federal budget, carbon tax

Avril 17, 2020 9:53AM

Calgary making tough tax decisions other cities aren’t

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Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur

Calgary city council cut business property taxes by 11 per cent.

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business property tax, calgary's property tax, industrial property tax, property taxes

Avril 17, 2020 9:07AM

Another recession means more hardship in areas of Ontario that struggled in recent years

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Total employment increased by 17.3 per cent in the GTA, 9.7 per cent in Ottawa and 1.9 per cent in the rest of the province.

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ontario jobs, job creation, ontario employment, ontario landscape, ontario economy

Avril 16, 2020 10:16AM

Ontario budget deficit likely larger than forecast

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Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios

The Ford government projected a deficit of $20.5 billion for 2020-21.

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Government Spending & Taxes

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ontario budget, ontario debt, ontario deficit, recession

Avril 16, 2020 5:30AM

Why differences between government and markets matters today—Public Choice in action, Part 2

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Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis, Alex Whalen, Tegan Hill

The lack of innovation in the government sector is rooted in the differences between the incentives and disciplines imposed by customers on the government and private sectors.

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Government Spending & Taxes

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CERB, canada emergency wage subsidy, CEWS, economic crisis, public choice, government sector

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