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  1. B.C. budget 2017 does little to promote ‘competitive’ economy

    Today the BC Liberals presented their much anticipated 2017 budget, ahead of the May provincial election. While there are some positive elements, overall the budget does little to promote a “competitive, job-creating economy,” as Finance ...

  2. Metro Vancouver's Transit Plan: Static Thinking in a Dynamic World

    The Metro Vancouver Mayors’ Council has an ambitious 30-year vision for transit in Vancouver that begins with a 10-year plan. But even as funding for that plan is being considered by Vancouverites, new forms of transportation are changing the way that ...

  3. BC's business tax regime needs a competitive jump start- here's how

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province One item sorely missing from Finance Minister Mike de Jong's recent provincial budget was a plan to make BC's business taxes more competitive and attractive for investment. When the province shifted back to the ...

  4. PST hike means higher taxes and lower prosperity for Manitoba families

    Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press When Manitoba’s NDP government delivered its budget back in April, Finance Minister Stan Struthers ruffled some feathers with his announcement of an increase in the provincial sales tax (PST) to eight per cent from ...

  5. Tax reform needed to keep BC competitive

    Appeared in Business in Vancouver Last month, British Columbia’s Expert Panel on Business Taxation delivered its much anticipated final report (at least among us policy wonks). Unfortunately, the report garnered little media attention and failed to spark ...

  6. Leadership needed to reduce the PST's impact- Appeared in the Vancouver Sun

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun When the PST rears its ugly head on April 1, 2013, British Columbia’s tax competitiveness will be dealt a major blow as the cost of the investing in the province increases dramatically. Unfortunately, the well-being of BC ...

  7. Mitigating the crushing blow to BC's competitiveness

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun With the defeat of the harmonized sales tax (HST), B.C.’s competitiveness will suffer a crushing blow, as the province experiences a rebirth of the provincial sales tax (PST). The unfortunate reality is that restoring the PST ...

  8. Going back to the PST-GST means higher taxes for all BC families

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province After two years of heated debate, many British Columbians are still confused about how to vote in the current mail-in referendum on the HST. The choice before them is to either keep the HST—which the government has ...

  9. Countering the Myths Surrounding BC's Harmonized Sales Tax

    This study addresses many of the myths and misunderstandings about the HST, highlights the shortcomings of the current provincial sales tax system, and explains the differences between the PST and the harmonized sales tax. The study is divided into two ...