Who was Barbara Mitchell?
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Impact of Federal Income Tax Changes on Canadian Families in the Bottom 20 Percent of Earners, 2022

Impact of Federal Income Tax Changes on Canadian Families in the Bottom 20 Percent of Earners, 2022 finds that contrary to rhetoric from Ottawa, 60 per cent of taxpaying families with children in the bottom 20 per cent of income earners paid more federal personal income tax—$233 more on average compared with 2015.

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A New Fiscal Framework for Alberta

A New Fiscal Framework for Alberta is a new study that finds rather than use precarious resource revenue to support high spending in Alberta, the Alberta Sustainability Fund (ASF) should be reintroduced and have contributions to the Heritage fund renewed to ensure long-term financial stability in the province.

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Measuring Ontario’s Regional Prosperity Gap, 2022 Update

Measuring Ontario’s Regional Prosperity Gap: 2022 Update is a new study that compares average incomes in Ontario, Quebec and eight American states in the Great Lakes region. It finds that in 2020, Ontario’s GDP per person trailed neighbouring Michigan by over $6,000, and in fact, Ontario lags the regional average GDP per person by $19,219 or 32.7 per cent.

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Strong Parental Support for Standardized Testing across Canada

Strong Parental Support for Standardized Testing across Canada is a new study that finds 84 per cent of parents of school-aged children in Canada support standardized testing to understand how their child and their child’s school are performing in reading, writing and mathematics, according to a new Leger poll.

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The essay, part of the Essential Women of Liberty series, spotlights Elinor Ostrom, the first woman awarded the Nobel Prize in economics.

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Measuring the Impact of Federal Personal Income Tax Changes on Middle Income Canadian Families since 2015

Measuring the Impact of Federal Personal Income Tax Changes on Middle Income Canadian Families since 2015 finds that contrary to rhetoric from Ottawa, 86 per cent of middle-class families experienced an increase in their federal personal income tax burden of $800 annually (on average) since 2015.

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The Misery Index Returns

The Misery Index Returns is a new study that finds of the International Monetary Fund’s 35 most advanced economies, Canada has the 6th worst Misery Index score due to the country’s higher inflation rate coupled with higher unemployment.

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