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Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Avril 15, 2016 1:50PM

Fraser Institute invited to testify on 'taxes' before House of Commons finance committee

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Canada's new top federal tax rate of 33 per cent is being layered on top of several tax increases by the provinces.

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Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

personal income taxes, marginal tax rates, corporate taxes, entrepreneurship, skilled workers

Avril 15, 2016 3:00AM

William Watson: When will our winning-cursed governments stop subsidizing free-agent firms?

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Political pressures surrounding attempts to attract or sustain investment from high-profile foreign businesses can be overwhelming.

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foreign investment, business investment, toronto maple leafs

Avril 14, 2016 3:30PM

Alberta’s budget does not strike at root of province’s fiscal problems

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Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam, Steve Lafleur

There are 175 collective bargaining agreements with public-sector employees coming up for negotiation in the near future.

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Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

rachel notley, joe ceci, alberta budget, alberta government spending, alberta debt, alberta deficit, oil and gas

Avril 14, 2016 3:00AM

Without state enforcement, medieval trade flourished

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Sometimes the rules an artist follows help spur creative work.

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the arts, commerce

Avril 13, 2016 3:31PM

What to look for in Alberta’s budget

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Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur, Charles Lammam

Alberta will become a net debtor province this year for the first time since 1999/00.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

alberta debt, alberta deficit, alberta budget, rachel notley, joe ceci

Avril 13, 2016 3:00AM

Free trade under attack in U.S. primaries

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Canada, heavily dependent on trade with the U.S., likely stands to lose if campaign hostility towards free trade becomes a reality.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

donald trump, ted cruz, bernie sanders, hillary clinton, NAFTA, barriers to trade, tariffs, asian trade market

Avril 12, 2016 2:53PM

Raising the minimum wage is not the right policy to help B.C.’s working poor

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Robert P. Murphy, Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

In B.C., the vast majority of minimum wage workers live with their parents or other relatives.

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minimum wage, minimum wage hikes, unemployment in canada, christy clark

Avril 12, 2016 3:00AM

Ontario's economy remains weak compared to past performance

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Livio Di Matteo

Annual average job-creation for 2014 to 2016 is below the rate seen during the immediate post-recession recovery period.

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kathleen wynne, ontario liberal government, job creation, ontario government debt, export

Avril 11, 2016 11:36AM

Responding to critics of 'retirement income' and 'CPP' studies

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Philip Cross, Jason Clemens, Joel Emes

The Fraser Institute has been at the fore of publishing work related to pension issues and correcting misconceptions to provide Canadians with better information.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

CPP, cpp costs, canada pension plan, OAS reform, retirement income

Avril 11, 2016 3:00AM

Tax rulings make U.S. less attractive for Canadian companies

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Steven Globerman

If governments eliminated corporate taxes, they'd eliminate the double taxation of corporate profits.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S., Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

corporate income tax, corporate capital tax, capital gains tax, president obama, foreign investment, foreign direct investment