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1. In Ontario, obstacles to growth remain

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, September 27, 2017 The Toronto Sun recently published a column by Omar Khan, former senior staffer for several Ontario Liberal cabinet ministers. Mr. Khan defends the record of Premier Kathleen Wynne, rejecting the notion he ...

2. Upper-earners in Canada already pay a disproportionate share of taxes

   Fresh off his Christmas vacation on a private island in the Bahamas, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau embarked on a cross country tour, signalling that there may be further tax hikes on “wealthy” Canadians in the upcoming federal budget. In ...

3. Federal budget 2016—four key questions

   As the new Liberal government tables its first budget later today, here are some crucial questions for Canadians to consider: 1) Are the budget assumptions sound? As with any budget, the first thing to establish is whether the government ...

4. Troubled waters—Incentive-damaging tax hikes

   On the eve of the new Liberal government’s first federal budget, as Canada’s economy struggles amidst a global slowdown coupled with depressed commodity prices, the key for governments across the country is to focus on what they can ...

5. Federal tax hike another blow to Alberta’s economy

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald, December 14, 2015 In last week’s federal Throne Speech, the Liberal government restated its intention to create a new, higher top federal personal income tax rate. This tax hike will hinder Canada’s economic performance, ...

6. Middle-class tax cut right in principle but Liberals taking the wrong approach

   Appeared in the National Post, December 10, 2015 The federal Liberals delivered their much anticipated Throne Speech last week outlining the main priorities for the coming Parliament. The government emphasized its first and “immediate priority” is to ...

7. There’s a better way to cut taxes on Canada's middle class

   The federal Liberals delivered their much anticipated Throne Speech last week outlining the main priorities for the coming Parliament. The government emphasized its first and “immediate priority” is to “deliver a tax cut for the middle ...

8. Finance Minister Morneau, please take note of research from your old think-tank

   The C.D. Howe Institute, where federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau (pictured above) recently served as Chair, recently released a report calculating the revenue impact of the Liberals’ proposed tax changes. Morneau might want to take ...

9. Think-tanker ascends to minister of finance

   Appeared in the National Newswatch, November 23, 2015 Earlier this month, Bill Morneau, the former chair of the C.D. Howe Institute, was appointed Canada’s minister of finance. In the coming months, Morneau will be tasked with one of the government’s most ...

10. Key policy areas for the new finance minister: Part 2—top tax rate

    The appointment of Bill Morneau as minister of finance is particularly interesting because of his involvement in the world of public policy think-tanks. In recent years, the Fraser Institute and the C.D. Howe Institute (where Mr. Morneau ...