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  1. Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive
  2. Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

Government Spending & Taxes Commentary Archive

Policymakers must ditch their fashionable green recovery plans
By Ross McKitrick | August 20, 2020
Memo to Finance Minister Freeland—we have an investment crisis in Canada
By Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios | August 19, 2020
Premier Ford’s choice is clear—more government debt or real reform
By Ben Eisen | August 15, 2020
Kenney government should learn from past deficit-reduction plans
By Ben Eisen | August 12, 2020
Unemployment spike may trigger rethink of EI program in Atlantic Canada and beyond
By Alex Whalen, Fred McMahon | August 6, 2020
COVID underscores problems with government intervention
By Livio Di Matteo | August 5, 2020
History is clear—the Trudeau government needs to change direction
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios, Niels Veldhuis | July 31, 2020
McNeil government should reduce income tax rates to spur Nova Scotia’s COVID recovery
By Alex Whalen, Tegan Hill | July 30, 2020
Alberta taxpayers on the hook for growing government debt interest payments
By Ben Eisen | July 29, 2020
Trudeau government must rein in compensation for government workers
By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | July 24, 2020
Young people living with their parents could receive $11.8 billion from CERB
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios, Nathaniel Li | July 16, 2020
Kenney corporate tax cuts aren’t just a ‘handout to the rich’
By Ben Eisen | July 14, 2020
P.E.I.’s massive budget deficit could grow much larger
By Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss | July 14, 2020
Trudeau government’s fiscal ‘snapshot’ doubles down on uncertainty
By Niels Veldhuis, Milagros Palacios | July 10, 2020
Trudeau government should target high tax rates during COVID recovery and beyond
By Tegan Hill, Ben Eisen | July 8, 2020
Kenney must target Alberta’s income tax problem during COVID recovery
By Tegan Hill, Ben Eisen | July 8, 2020
COVID-19 isn’t the only reason for our mega-deficit
By Jason Clemens, Tegan Hill, Milagros Palacios | July 8, 2020
Trudeau tax hikes would do more harm than good
By Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill | July 7, 2020
Trudeau government should provide fiscal projections to Canadians
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss | July 2, 2020
Ottawa wants companies to commit to net-zero emissions—without any details
By Ashley Stedman, Elmira Aliakbari | July 1, 2020
Stimulus spending will likely harm Canadian economy—not help it
By Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill, Alex Whalen | June 25, 2020
Overly generous EI system could cause problems long after CERB winds down
By Fred McMahon | June 25, 2020
Alberta’s outsized role in Canada matters for all Canadians
By Tegan Hill, Jason Clemens | June 23, 2020
‘Fair Deal’ panel right to consider Alberta withdrawal from CPP
By Niels Veldhuis, Alex Whalen | June 19, 2020
Equalization is broken and needs fixing now
By Ben Eisen, Tegan Hill, Steve Lafleur | June 18, 2020