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1. Taxes remain largest expense for Canadian families

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

2. Taxes versus the Necessities of Life: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index 2020 edition

   The Canadian Consumer Tax Index tracks the total tax bill of the average Canadian family from 1961 to 2019. Including all types of taxes, that bill has increased by 2,226% since 1961. Taxes have grown much more rapidly than any other single ...

3. Candidates don’t really want Canadians to pay their ‘fair share’

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, October 20, 2019 The phrase “fair share of taxes” was mentioned numerous times this federal election campaign. Unfortunately, the phrase was never defined and always accompanied by rhetoric rather than fact. As an apparent ...

4. Taxes versus the Necessities of Life: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index, 2019 edition

   The Canadian Consumer Tax Index tracks the total tax bill of the average Canadian family from 1961 to 2018. Including all types of taxes, that bill has increased by 2,246% since 1961. Taxes have grown much more rapidly than any other single ...

5. Family tax bill—and anxiety—rising in Canada

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, July 17, 2019 A recent CBC News poll reported that the cost of living is one of the biggest worries for Canadians. And yes, while trend inflation has been very low for a decade, it’s ticking up sharply. So although it’s easy ...