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1. Canada’s finance minister apparently doesn’t understand the difference between taxes and transfers

   The job of finance minister requires a wide breadth of knowledge and clear understanding of public finance. So it’s more than a little worrisome to see federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau (pictured above) display an apparent lack of ...

2. Canada has completely lost its business tax advantage over the U.S.

   Many factors affect Canada’s ability to attract and retain investment, entrepreneurship, and skilled workers. Some of them—such as global swings in commodity prices—are not within the government’s direct control. But government policies ...

3. Federal tax changes, looming CPP tax hike mean higher taxes for virtually all Canadian families

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, January 15, 2018 The Trudeau government likes to talk a lot about families. Indeed, the words “family” and “families” appeared nearly 250 times in last year’s budget, and we can expect similar enthusiasm for families in the ...

4. Canada’s tax code is too complicated—even for CRA officials

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, December 11, 2017 Canada’s personal income tax system is complicated and the nuances are often difficult to understand and interpret. This is why, when it becomes more than just a nuisance, Canadians rely on officials ...

5. Trudeau government has raised income taxes on majority of middle-class Canadian families

   Appeared in the Financial Post, September 27, 2017 On the campaign trail Justin Trudeau promised to cut income taxes on middle-class Canadian families. Since becoming prime minister, he and his government have repeatedly claimed to have kept this promise. ...

6. Ottawa can simplify the tax system and promote economic growth at the same time

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, March 20, 2017 In its upcoming budget, the Trudeau government is expected to eliminate some of the tax credits, deductions, exemptions and other special treatments that now populate Canada’s tax code. And there are ...

7. Higher taxes on the middle class—another broken election promise from the Trudeau Liberals

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, February 13, 2017 When a government breaks an election promise it usually attracts a fair bit of controversy. Witness the hubbub in the aftermath of the Trudeau Liberals abandoning electoral reform. With the federal budget ...