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1. This year, Canadians celebrate Tax Freedom Day today—June 10

   This year Canadians celebrate Tax Freedom Day on June 10. That means if you paid your annual tax bill up front, you’d give government every dollar you earned before Tax Freedom Day. It’s only from June 10 onward that you’re finally ...

2. B.C.’s NDP government will likely raise taxes and increase government spending

   Yesterday, British Columbians finally found out who will govern the province. The NDP, led by John Horgan (pictured above) and supported by the Green Party, was given an opportunity by B.C.’s lieutenant-governor to form government. Which ...

3. B.C.’s budget—an opportunity to make the carbon tax revenue neutral again

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2017 This week the B.C. government will release its budget, and if last week’s Throne Speech is any indication, tax cuts may be on the way. This is welcome news, since it’s an opportunity for the government to ...

4. B.C.’s carbon tax not the ‘gold standard’ it’s made out to be

   Appeared in the Financial Post, February 16, 2017 In a major announcement last year, the Trudeau government imposed a policy that will require all provinces to put a price on carbon emissions by 2018. As governments in Canada and elsewhere pursue carbon ...

5. Examining the Revenue Neutrality of British Columbia's Carbon Tax

   British Columbia’s carbon tax is often praised as a model for other jurisdictions to follow, in part due to its alleged revenue neutrality. However, in the eight years since it was introduced, the offsetting tax measures used in the government’s revenue ...

6. Higher taxes on the middle class—another broken election promise from the Trudeau Liberals

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, February 13, 2017 When a government breaks an election promise it usually attracts a fair bit of controversy. Witness the hubbub in the aftermath of the Trudeau Liberals abandoning electoral reform. With the federal budget ...

7. Carbon tax exacerbates harm from other tax hikes in Alberta

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald, January 16, 2017 Over the past two years, Albertans have been hit with a wide range of tax hikes and fee increases including substantial increases to personal and corporate income taxes. On January 1 of this year, Albertans ...

8. Carbon tax another major blow to Alberta’s investment climate

   Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, November 25, 2015 For many years, Alberta has maintained a strong investment climate vis-à-vis other provinces and other energy-producing jurisdictions. This helped set the foundation for robust economic performance and ...

9. Carbon tax another blow to the Alberta Advantage

   For years, Alberta has maintained a strong investment climate vis-à-vis other provinces and other energy-producing jurisdictions, and this helped make it an economic powerhouse. A competitive, well-designed tax regime anchored an ...

10. Pick your poison on taxes in BC's election

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun British Columbia is officially in election mode and the parties are rolling out their campaign promises. When it comes to the tax promises of the two mainstream parties, British Columbians are confronted with a choice, as it ...