Who was Barbara Mitchell?

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The Corporate Capital Tax: Canada's Most Damaging Tax explains the nature of the Corporation Capital Tax and documents the extent to which it is used in different jurisdictions within Canada. The explanation makes it clear that the tax is probably the most damaging of all of the taxes on capital, primarily because it is payable whether or not a company has a profit. In addition, the study provides strong evidence that the tax has detrimental effects on productivity and economic growth.

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This fourth annual Report Card is the only one of its kind to analyze relevant, publicly-available data to rate and rank 270 of Alberta's public, separate, private, and francophone high schools. The Report Card provides an objective benchmark against which schools can improve.

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The existing Canadian securities regulatory system is composed of 13 provincial and territorial securities regulatory authorities (SRAs) as well as various self-regulatory organizations (SROs). The SRAs generally have similar objectives.

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Ever since the beginning of the United Alternative project in May 1998, conservative politics in Canada have revolved around the quest to unite the right. The formation of the Canadian Alliance consumed 1998 and 1999; then, after that party did not do as well as its founders hoped in the 2000 election, a new round of efforts commenced to bring the Alliance together with the Progressive Conservatives

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The index of environmental indicators for Canada, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and South Korea shows that fears about increasing environmental degradation in these countries are unfounded. Environmental quality is getting better, not worse.

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Real informed choice requires real information. This booklet explains the facts behind GM and explores some of the issues surrounding the increasingly contentious issues. Armed with facts, we can identify and discuss the actual benefits as well as methods for managing or avoiding any potential risks.

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The Report Card on British Columbia's Secondary Schools collects a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance into one easily accessible public document so that all interested parties--parents, school administrators, teachers, students, and taxpayers--can analyze and compare the performance of individual schools.

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