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  1. Trudeau government should target high tax rates during COVID recovery and beyond

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, July 8, 2020 Due largely to COVID-19, Canada now faces a steep recession. A recent RBC forecast estimates the economy will contract by 7.1 per cent this year. Government policies will help determine the pace of recovery ...

  2. Kenney must target Alberta’s income tax problem during COVID recovery

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, July 8, 2020 The COVID-19 recession has severely damaged Alberta’s already struggling economy; a recent RBC forecast estimates the provincial economy will contract by 11.2 per cent this year. To help foster a strong recovery, ...

  3. Alberta’s Lost Advantage on Personal Income Tax Rates

    As recently as 2014, Alberta had the lowest combined top federal/provincial or federal/ state marginal personal income tax (PIT) rate in Canada or the United States—a cornerstone of what was once known as the “Alberta tax advantage.” Tax policy ...

  4. Ford government should kill ‘temporary’ tax hikes

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, July 10. 2019 Famed Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman said there’s “nothing as permanent as a temporary government program.” This maxim certainly applies to tax policy in Ontario, where a series of “temporary” ...

  5. Trudeau budget more bad news for Ontario

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, March 20, 2019 Yesterday, the Trudeau government tabled its budget for the 2019/20 fiscal year. And next year’s federal deficit will once again eclipse the $10 billion limit promised on the campaign trail, with no near-term ...

  6. Assessing British Columbia's Tax Competitiveness

    British Columbia faces significant tax competitiveness issues, particularly with respect to the tax treatment of businesses in the province. The province’s sales tax system—unlike that of many of its competitors—taxes a wide range of business inputs. ...

  7. Government must cut personal and business taxes to restore Alberta economy

    Appeared in the Red Deer Express, January 24, 2019 Alberta’s recovery from the recent recession has been slow and, for many, painful. More than four years after oil prices plummeted in late-2014, private-sector employment in the province still hasn’t ...

  8. Can Alberta Restore Its Tax Advantage?

    Until recently, Alberta benefitted from one of the most pro-growth tax policy environments in North America. As recently as 2014, the province had the lowest top statutory combined federal and provincial or state personal income tax (PIT) and corporate ...

  9. Ford government faces three-pronged threat to Ontario’s competitiveness

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, November 7, 2018 On the campaign trail, Doug Ford promised that, if elected, he’d bring business investment back to Ontario. This is exactly what the new government should focus on—but it’s easier said than done. Ontario must ...

  10. Ford’s personal income tax plan ignores competitiveness concerns

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, May 16, 2018 Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford recently announced that, if elected next month, he will reduce the statutory tax rate for income between $43,000 and $86,000, from 9.15 per cent to 7.32 per cent. Unfortunately, Ford’s ...