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Mars 5, 2018 5:00AM

Canada has a business investment problem—deal with it
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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Statistics Canada released its latest survey results on investment intentions for 2018.

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business investment, barriers to investment, capital investment, investment climate, taxes, corporate income tax, labour policy, bill morneau, GDP, deregulation
Mars 1, 2018 12:43PM

2018 budget—another nail in the coffin of Trudeau’s balanced budget promise
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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The budget proposes cumulative deficits totalling $72.8 billion over the government’s first mandate.

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federal budget, debt and deficit, deficit spending, Justin Trudeau, bill morneau, federal government spending, taxes
Février 27, 2018 2:02PM

Trudeau government 0-for-3 for budgets that improve fundamentals for growing the economy
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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The government has once again refused to set a timeline for returning to a balanced budget.

Étiquettes:
federal budget, government spending, taxes, balanced budget, Justin Trudeau, bill morneau, Ottawa
Février 27, 2018 10:56AM

Workers will ultimately pay part of B.C.’s new employer health tax
Bacchus Barua, Charles Lammam
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The province will spend nearly $22 billion on health care in 2018/19.

Étiquettes:
health care, health care costs, MSP, government spending, NDP, john horgan, taxes, business taxes, BC taxpayers
Février 26, 2018 2:27PM

Another wake-up call for Canadian governments to improve investment climate
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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Four provinces have increased their general corporate tax rates over the last three years, including B.C. and Alberta.

Étiquettes:
NEB, barriers to investment, business investment, energy investment, capital investment, investment climate, regulation, taxes, payroll tax, personal income tax, federal government, budget, alberta, B.C.
Février 22, 2018 4:23PM

U.S. invites new oil and gas investment while Canada lags behind
Kenneth P. Green, Elmira Aliakbari, Ashley Stedman
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The Trump administration has significantly improved the business environment in the U.S.

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oil and gas, barriers to mining, mining survey, pembina, pipelines, trans mountain pipeline, LNG, jobs, oilsands, alberta, Ottawa, rachel notley, john horgan, Justin Trudeau, deregulation, red tape, taxes
Février 22, 2018 5:03AM

Trump reforms lay bare Canadian policy missteps
Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis
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Prime Minister Trudeau has stated unequivocally that he won’t reduce Canadian taxes to remain competitive.

Étiquettes:
donald trump, Justin Trudeau, taxes, investment, barriers to investment, tax reform, income tax, business tax, corporate income tax, bill morneau
Février 21, 2018 11:08AM

Workers, not businesses, will ultimately pay B.C.’s new payroll health tax
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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The new EHT will apply to businesses with annual payrolls of more than $500,000.

Étiquettes:
health care tax, MSP, Medical Services Premiums, taxes, taxpayers, bc government, john horgan, bc budget, payroll tax, business tax
Février 16, 2018 12:35PM

B.C. throne speech latest hint that government set to abandon fiscal prudence
Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen
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Premier John Horgan’s NDP government campaigned on balanced budgets.

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bc budget, debt and deficit, john horgan, NDP, balanced budget, bc government spending, taxes
Janvier 17, 2018 1:05PM

Call a spade a spade—CPP payroll tax is a tax
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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The program is designed so Canadians who die early in life subsidize those who live longer.

Étiquettes:
tax, taxes, taxpayers, CPP, CPP benefits, canada pension plan, Justin Trudeau, canadian income tax, payroll tax, retirement income