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1. Ottawa using bounty of robust growth to simply boost spending

   The recently-released 2018 federal budget calls for growth in both spending and revenues. Between 2017-18 and 2022-23, total revenues are forecast to grow from $309.6 billion to $373.9 billion—an increase of 21 per cent. After a three ...

2. Ottawa can simplify the tax system and promote economic growth at the same time

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, March 20, 2017 In its upcoming budget, the Trudeau government is expected to eliminate some of the tax credits, deductions, exemptions and other special treatments that now populate Canada’s tax code. And there are ...

3. Federal budget 2016—four key questions

   As the new Liberal government tables its first budget later today, here are some crucial questions for Canadians to consider: 1) Are the budget assumptions sound? As with any budget, the first thing to establish is whether the government ...

4. Troubled waters—Incentive-damaging tax hikes

   On the eve of the new Liberal government’s first federal budget, as Canada’s economy struggles amidst a global slowdown coupled with depressed commodity prices, the key for governments across the country is to focus on what they can ...