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1. Wealth tax would make Canada’s bad situation even worse

   Canada must become more attractive and competitive for business investment and entrepreneurs, and introducing a wealth tax and/or raising the capital gains tax would make a difficult situation worse. ...

2. Higher capital gains tax would hurt Canada's economic recovery

   Appeared in the Financial Post, February 4, 2021 Context is important. Most economists, including Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, agree that investment must be the foundation for economic recovery. Unfortunately, Canada's performance on ...

3. Capital gains tax hike would be disastrous for economic recovery

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, February 3, 2021 As the Trudeau government prepares its 2021 budget, the first in almost two years, policymakers in Ottawa must make important decisions about Canada’s taxes and how best to promote economic growth and ...

4. Capital gains tax hike would hurt many Canadians—not just the rich

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, January 20, 2021 A key consideration in any serious discussion about taxes is what the general public—specifically voters—will support. This is the main reason why Ottawa has not raised the GST. It’s also why advocates for ...

5. Correcting Common Misunderstandings about Capital Gains Taxes

   This essay reviews some of the common misunderstandings related to capital gains and their taxation. First, a significant body of research concludes that taxes on capital are among the most economically damaging. Two of the more important adverse effects ...

6. Misunderstandings about capital gains taxes

   Late last year we released a study showing how a province, specifically Alberta, could eliminate the provincial portion of the capital gains tax to lower the overall capital gains tax rate an entrepreneur, business owner or investor faces ...

7. Gaining advantage—eliminating provincial capital gains taxes in Alberta

   Appeared in the National Post, December 18, 2018 Until recently, Alberta maintained one of the most competitive tax regimes in North America. In 2014, for instance, the province had the lowest corporate income tax rate and lowest top personal income tax ...

8. Reforming Capital Gains Taxes in Alberta

   Capital gains taxes impose comparatively large costs on the economy by discouraging needed activities such as entrepreneurship, investment, and savings. A number of industrialized countries such as Switzerland, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and ...

9. Stemming the demographic tide on U.S. entrepreneurship

   Appeared in Calgary's Business, June 20, 2018 Entrepreneurship is part of the American DNA and broadly recognized as the basis for improved living standards through innovation and technological progress. Unfortunately policymakers in Washington and ...

10. The last straw for entrepreneurs and businesses in Canada?

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, March 17, 2018 The idiom “the straw that broke the camel’s back” describes a minor or routine action that causes a large and sudden reaction because of the cumulative effects of many small actions over time. This might well ...