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1. New COVID spending may do more harm than good

   Several businesses, particularly in the service industry, are struggling to find workers. ...

2. Trudeau’s record-high spending hasn’t translated into strong economic growth

   During the Trudeau period, business investment actually declined by 0.2 per cent. ...

3. Prime Ministers and Government Spending: Updated 2021 Edition

   Per-person federal program spending (adjusted for inflation) reached $17,121 in 2020-21, by far the highest level in Canada’s history. Non-COVID-related per-person spending in 2020-21 was $11,165. Moreover, federal spending is estimated to reach ...

4. Wealth tax would make Canada’s bad situation even worse

   Canada must become more attractive and competitive for business investment and entrepreneurs, and introducing a wealth tax and/or raising the capital gains tax would make a difficult situation worse. ...

5. Canadians should be wary about ‘fair share’ tax rhetoric

   The NDP wants to raise the top federal personal income tax rate to 35 per cent. ...

6. New federal government can't continue debt binge

   The new Liberal minority government should develop a credible plan to balance the budget and stop debt accumulation. ...

7. Federal debt accumulation will disproportionately burden younger Canadians

   Over a two-year span, Ottawa is expected to add more than $500 billion in federal debt. ...

8. The expensive truth about a universal basic income

   Ottawa ran an unprecedented $354 billion budget deficit in 2020/21. ...

9. The Lifetime Tax Burden for Canadians from Federal Debt Accumulation

   Federal debt has risen substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic and is projected to continue rising for the foreseeable future. Large deficits come with costs and Canadians will have to pay for our borrowing today through additional taxation ...

10. Taxes remain largest expense for Canadian families

    The average Canadian family spends nearly twice as much on taxes than on housing. ...