Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Août 11, 2016 10:22AM

Once again, professor, you can’t equate a tax and a price

By

David R. Henderson

If the government imposes a tax on carbon, it would keep almost all of the current intrusive regulations in place.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

carbon tax, taxes

Août 11, 2016 3:30AM

Bad guys in Netflix's 'Stranger Things' work for the government

By

Given the common negative portrayal of businessmen in films and fiction, I get a little celebratory when someone else is the bad guy.

Sujet:

Étiquettes:

the arts, government overreach, crime

Août 10, 2016 12:50PM

Memo to Morneau—a federal soft drink tax will do little to fight obesity

By

Taylor Jackson, Charles Lammam

Small reductions in the consumption of sugary drinks and other food products do not necessarily translate into weight loss.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

bill morneau, Justin Trudeau, taxes, obesity in canada, obesity policy

Août 10, 2016 3:00AM

Looming $1.7 billion operating deficit colours Ontario’s fiscal outlook

By

Livio Di Matteo

The province hopes to solve its fiscal problems by relying on revenue growing faster than spending.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

ontario economic outlook and fiscal review, ontario debt, ontario deficit, kathleen wynne

Août 9, 2016 10:59AM

Is there any economic justification for concern over immigration?

By

Empirically the long-run effect of U.S. immigration on employment and wages tends to be low or zero.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

donald trump, hillary clinton, costs of immigration, illegal immigration, welfare benefits, mexico

Août 9, 2016 3:05AM

Hillary’s plans won’t help Canada’s trade performance

By

Steven Globerman

Canada’s trade deficit with the world widened from C$6.4 billion in the first quarter of 2016 to a record C$10.7 billion.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

hillary clinton, trade deficits, trade with united states, president, donald trump, Justin Trudeau

Août 8, 2016 1:21PM

New jobs numbers underscore need for improved investment climate in Alberta

By

Alberta’s unemployment rate climbed to 8.6 per cent in July—the highest rate since 1994.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

rachel notley, unemployment rate, alberta jobs, alberta, NDP government

Août 8, 2016 3:00AM

Allow housing supply to react to housing demand in Toronto, Vancouver and beyond

By

Kenneth P. Green, Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz

Unfortunately the discussion on housing affordability has been dominated by handwringing over foreign homebuyers and low interest rates.

Sujet:

Étiquettes:

foreign homebuyers, homebuilders, homebuilding, city hall permits, supply and demand, housing affordability, housing, Toronto, city of vancouver

Août 5, 2016 12:39PM

Seattle’s failed minimum wage experiment

By

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

In Canada, the Alberta government put forth its own plan for a $15 minimum wage by 2018.

Sujet:

Étiquettes:

seattle, minimum wage, poverty, low-skilled workers, government sector workers

Août 5, 2016 3:01AM

More government spending could be on the way if Canada’s electoral system changes

By

Taylor Jackson, Jason Clemens

Countries with PR electoral systems had average central government spending of 29.2 per cent (of GDP) compared to 23.5 per cent in majoritarian/plurality countries.

Sujet:

Étiquettes:

electoral reform, canada's electoral system, Justin Trudeau, NDP, proportional representation, plurality, voting system

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