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  1. CERB problems underscore problems with universal basic income

    To replace current federal and provincial programs, many governments would need to cooperate closely and efficiently. ...

  2. Illustrating the Tax Implications of a Guaranteed Annual Income

    Policymakers and the general public have paid increasing attention to the notion of introducing a GAI program in Canada. A guaranteed annual income (GAI) is a cash transfer paid by the government to individuals or households to ensure a minimum ...

  3. Trudeau floats false rhetoric on ‘new’ taxes

    Appeared in National Newswatch, September 3, 2020 Despite promising significant increases to already historically high spending, Prime Minister Trudeau recently pledged there will be no new taxes. This rhetoric is simply false. To pay for today’s spending ...

  4. Ottawa must remove disincentives to return to work

    The recent jobs report showed the painful impact of the recession, with three million jobs lost since February. Fortunately, many provincial economies are starting to reopen, which hopefully means the economy can begin to recover. But for ...

  5. Why differences between government and markets matters today—Public Choice in action, Part 2

    The previous blog post explained a whole set of differences between the government and market sectors of our society and how those differences affect decision-making, incentives and performance in the two sectors. This second blog post ...

  6. Revisions to ‘wage subsidy’ program leave many questions unanswered

    In what seems like a constant evolution of responses to the COVID-19 health and economic crisis, the federal government on Wednesday—April Fool’s no less—attempted to clarify the expanded wage subsidy program announced by the prime ...

  7. Ottawa’s ‘Emergency Response Benefit’ leaves many unanswered questions

    This week, Parliament passed legislation giving sweeping powers to Finance Minister Bill Morneau, including the power to unilaterally spend and borrow without parliamentary approval until September 2020. While the Liberals agreed to ...