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1. ‘Fair share’ debate long on rhetoric, low on facts

   The top 20 per cent pays nearly two-thirds of all federal and provincial income taxes. ...

2. Canadians should watch out for opaque tax hikes

   Indexation is currently applied to the personal income tax system federally and in most provinces. ...

3. Measuring Progressivity in Canada’s Tax System

   There is a common misperception in Canada that top income earners do not pay their share of taxes and that increasing taxes on this income group is an effective way to generate significant additional government revenue. However, high-income ...

4. Canada’s Rising Personal Tax Rates and Falling Tax Competitiveness, 2020

   In December 2015, Canada’s new Liberal government introduced changes to Canada’s personal income tax system. Among the changes for the 2016 tax year, the federal government added a new income tax bracket, raising the top tax rate from 29 to 33 percent on ...

5. Trudeau tax hikes would do more harm than good

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, July 7, 2020 On July 8, the Trudeau government will release a “snapshot” of federal finances, the first such update since the COVID crisis began. The government may also soon look to raise taxes to try to increase ...

6. Trudeau government should learn from Chrétien-era tax relief

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, March 4, 2020 As the Trudeau government prepares to table its 2020 budget, it should reflect on another federal budget from 25 years ago when the Chrétien government took decisive action to balance the budget (after ...

7. Aussie tax cuts further erode Canadian competitiveness

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, July 17, 2019 The Australian government recently passed tax cuts worth roughly C$145 billion. The Aussies say the cuts are necessary to stay competitive with other countries and boost their economy. It’s yet another example ...