Septembre 14, 2017 2:12PM

B.C. budget delivers blow to competitiveness in the province

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Ashley Stedman

The budget creates a new, higher top personal income tax rate of 16.8 per cent.

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Étiquettes:

carole james, john horgan, NDP, NDP government, NDP-Green, bc budget, bc economy, british columbia, income tax, tax competitiveness

Septembre 11, 2017 5:00AM

Quebec unemployment rate now lower than Ontario’s

Livio Di Matteo

Ontario’s net debt will rise to a projected $336 billion.

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Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

kathleen wynne, philippe couillard, ontario economy, debt and deficits, ontario debt, unemployment, jobs, ontario government spending

Septembre 8, 2017 9:28AM

Psst! Want a great education deal? Try veterinary medicine

William Watson

In Canada an executive MBA costs $51,891 a year, on average.

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Education

Étiquettes:

universities, post-secondary schools, tuition, students

Septembre 8, 2017 4:30AM

Canadians can access much bigger mortgages today compared to 15 years ago

Josef Filipowicz

Between 2000 and 2016, average mortgage interest rates fell by almost two-thirds.

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Ontarians need real reforms that will actually reduce electricity prices

Kenneth P. Green, Ross McKitrick

Those smart thermostats won't be free—taxpayers will foot the bill.

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Environment

Étiquettes:

ontario economy, ontario electricity, hydro, kathleen wynne, energy, wind and solar, electricity bills, ontario taxpayers

Septembre 2, 2017 7:30AM

Canada has lower job-growth, higher unemployment rate than U.S. over three years

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

The Atlantic provinces comprise four of the five lowest ranked Canadian and U.S. jurisdictions.

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Canadians must know how much total tax they pay to assess whether they get good value

Charles Lammam

Since 1961, the average Canadian family has seen their taxes increase 157.6 per cent.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

taxes, toronto star, taxpayers, canadian income tax, sales tax, canadian consumer tax index

Août 30, 2017 5:00AM

Advice for Toronto’s next chief planner—give Torontonians housing options

Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur

Between 2011 and 2016, the city gained more than 116,000 new residents.

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Renewable power (wind, solar) gets 72% of energy subsidies in the U.S.

Kenneth P. Green

New report examines the U.S. electricity grid.

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Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

energy, electricity, hydro power, solar power, wind power, coal-fired power, nuclear power

Août 25, 2017 6:13PM

The market already rewards risk-taking—taxes don’t have to

William Watson

The federal government wants to crack down on tax rules for small businesses.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

small business, small business tax, Justin Trudeau, taxes, entrepreneurship

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B.C. budget delivers blow to competitiveness in the province

Quebec unemployment rate now lower than Ontario’s

Psst! Want a great education deal? Try veterinary medicine

Canadians can access much bigger mortgages today compared to 15 years ago

Ontarians need real reforms that will actually reduce electricity prices

Canada has lower job-growth, higher unemployment rate than U.S. over three years

Canadians must know how much total tax they pay to assess whether they get good value

Advice for Toronto’s next chief planner—give Torontonians housing options

Renewable power (wind, solar) gets 72% of energy subsidies in the U.S.

The market already rewards risk-taking—taxes don’t have to

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