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  1. Canadians—there was no middle-class tax cut

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, April 30, 2018 With tax season just behind us, many Canadians are realizing the full weight of the income taxes they paid in 2017, and some may wonder about the much-heralded middle-class tax cut promised by the ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. The Effect on Canadian Families of Changes to Federal Income Tax and CPP Payroll Tax

    Since coming into office, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has repeatedly claimed to have reduced taxes for middle class Canadian families—a claim based solely on the federal government’s reduction to the second lowest personal income ...

  4. Prime Minister Trudeau thinks Canadians achieve better lives through government dependence

    If families who receive CCB transfers begin to earn a higher income, their cash transfers will be reduced—a disincentive to hard work. ...

  5. Measuring the Impact of Federal Personal Income Tax Changes on Middle Income Canadian Families

    Select your family type: Select your family's income range: Select your family's income range:   During the 2015 federal election campaign, the Liberals pledged to cut income taxes on Canada’s middle class. Since coming into office, the ...

  6. Tax policy at odds with government rhetoric on Canada becoming a ‘knowledge-based’ economy

    Appeared in National Newswatch, March 22, 2016 Governments across the country, both federal and provincial, want Canada to become a knowledge-based economy that attracts and retains the world’s brightest and most talented, while ensuring all Canadians ...

  7. Canada's Rising Personal Tax Rates and Falling Tax Competitiveness

    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% on ...