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  1. Defence spending in Canada—a look at the data

    Recently in Brussels, U.S. President Donald Trump chastised several NATO members—including Canada—for not meeting their commitment to spend 2 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) on national defence. Canada is among the 23 of 28 ...

  2. CBC’s misleading tax ‘analysis’—a disservice to Canadians and the inequality debate

    A CBC News analysis making the rounds online shows that an increasing number of upper-income Canadians are getting away without paying any income tax. The analysis is highly misleading and fuels misplaced concerns about the distribution ...

  3. Quebec embraces balanced budgets and debt reduction

    Quebec’s 2017 budget, released today, is largely a continuation of the Couillard government’s fiscal policy agenda. This is an agenda that generally embraces fiscal prudence, which is a significant departure from the fiscal approach ...

  4. The Cost of Government Debt in Canada, 2017

    Budget deficits and increasing debt are key fiscal issues as the federal and provincial governments prepare to release their budgets this year. Combined federal and provincial net debt has increased from $833 billion in 2007/08 to a projected $1.4 ...

  5. Generosity in Canada and the United States: The 2016 Generosity Index

    Manitoba had the highest percentage of tax filers that donated to charity among the provinces (24.8%) during the 2014 tax year while New Brunswick had the lowest (19.6%). Manitoba also donated the highest percentage of its aggregate income to ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. The Cost of Government Debt in Canada, 2016

    Budget deficits and increasing debt are key fiscal issues as the federal and provincial governments prepare to release their budgets this year. Combined federal and provincial net debt has increased from $834 billion in 2007/08 to a projected $1.3 ...

  8. Generosity in Canada and the United States: The 2015 Generosity Index

    Manitoba had the highest percentage of tax filers that donated to charity among the provinces (25.3%) during the 2013 tax year while New Brunswick had the lowest (20.0%). Manitoba also donated the highest percentage of its aggregate income to charity ...

  9. Quebec’s 2015 Budget: Bold Action on Debt and Taxes Needed

    Whether it's economic growth, job creation, the unemployment rate, or investment growth, Quebec has generally lagged other Canadian provinces and even American States. There are many reasons for the province's relatively weak performance but ...

  10. Generosity in Canada and the United States: The 2014 Generosity Index

    The Fraser Institute's annual Generosity Index measures the private monetary generosity using readily available data on the extent and depth of charitable donations, as recorded on personal tax returns in Canada and the United States. Manitoba had ...