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1. Memo to Doug Ford—Ontario desperately needs personal income tax reform

   Due to last week’s election victory, Doug Ford is Ontario’s premier-designate. However, now comes the difficult task of governing. While there’s no shortage of pressing policy issues for the province, tax relief should be top of mind ...

2. June 10—when Canadian families are finally free from paying taxes

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, June 10, 2018 Happy Tax Freedom Day, Canada! If you had to pay all your taxes for 2018 upfront, you’d give every dollar you earned to government before today. It’s taken nearly half the year but finally, on June 10, you’re ...

3. 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 ...

4. Canadians Celebrate Tax Freedom Day on June 10, 2018

   In 2018, the average Canadian family will earn $115,724 in income and pay a total of $50,464 in taxes (43.6%). If the average Canadian family had to pay its total tax bill of $50,464 up front, it would have worked until June 9 to pay the total tax ...

5. If you think June 9 is too late for Tax Freedom Day, just wait

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, June 9, 2017 The official start of summer is just a few weeks away and we’re fast approaching the half-way point of the year. So consider this—if you had to pay all your taxes for the year up front, you would have worked for ...

6. Canadians Celebrate Tax Freedom Day on June 9, 2017

   In 2017, the average Canadian family will earn $108,674 in income and pay a total of $47,135 in taxes (43.4%). If the average Canadian family had to pay its total tax bill of $47,135 up front, it would have worked until June 8 to pay the total tax ...

7. Tax burden for the average Alberta family set to grow

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, June 9, 2016 Alberta is typically thought of as a low-tax jurisdiction in Canada. That’s largely true. However, Alberta’s tax advantage will likely shrink in the future with a recent onslaught of tax increases—some already ...

8. This year, Canadians celebrated Tax Freedom Day on June 7

   Canadians celebrated Tax Freedom Day on June 7 this year. That means if you had to pay your annual tax bill up front, you’d give government every dollar you earned before Tax Freedom Day. It’s only from June 7 onward that you’re finally ...

9. June 7 is Tax Freedom Day in Canada—but there’s little to celebrate

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, June 7, 2016 Hey Canada, June 7 is Tax Freedom Day. That means if you had to pay all your taxes up front, you’d give government every dollar you earned before Tax Freedom Day. From that day onward, you’re finally working for ...

10. Canadians Celebrate Tax Freedom Day on June 7, 2016

    In 2016, the average Canadian family will earn $105,236 in income and pay a total of $45,167 in taxes (42.9%). If the average Canadian family had to pay its total tax bill of $45,167 up front, it would have worked until June 6 to pay the total tax bill ...