canadian economy

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The Trump administration is negotiating tax reform that could make the U.S. much more attractive for investment and skilled workers.


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Capital gains tax revenue from individual Canadians amounts to $4.3 billion each year.


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Governments in Edmonton, Toronto and Ottawa have markedly increased government spending.


2:56PM
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The Liberals will finance almost all of the new spending with borrowed money, resulting in an expected deficit of $27.8 billion this year.


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As the prime minister tours the country, he can see how his policies are making things worse—not better.


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In the U.S., we've seen more regulation, more constrained labour markets, higher taxation and less economic freedom.


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This week’s 2016 Economic Statement cut average growth to 1.7 per cent over the next five years.


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A mercantilist policy that simple-mindedly favours exports and discourages imports inevitably ends up suppressing real wages.