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1. Cost to Canadians of Complying with Personal Income Taxes, 2014

   This study builds on previous Fraser Institute research estimating the total compliance costs associated with Canada's tax system. It aims to estimate the cost of complying with the personal income tax system in 2012. It updates past estimates for ...

2. A positive vision for Ontario

   the Waterloo Region Record Guelph Mercury Sudbury Star On May 1st Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa will stand in the provincial legislature to deliver this year's budget speech. Rather than present a bold fiscal and economic plan to jumpstart ...

3. Is there any wonder why Ontario is in the state it's in?

   Appeared in the Financial Post As Ontario continues to undermine its economic future with growing debt, the province does not receive near the critical scrutiny it should from the media and financial markets. In reading CIBC World Markets’ latest Economic ...

4. Bad news out of Ontario illustrates need for a better fiscal plan

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun and Ottawa Sun The economic news coming out of Ontario in recent days has been far from positive. The province's economic and fiscal position is weak and new analysis released by the Ministry of Finance suggests its ...

5. The Proper Size of Government

   Appeared in AEI's The American President Obama has frequently cited the seemingly intractable debate about the size of government currently consuming the political class as his primary obstacle to getting major reforms through a divided Congress. For ...

6. Ontario usurps California's role as poster child for bad fiscal management

   Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen It has been more than two years since an independent commission submitted its report to the Ontario government on the province's poor public finances and high government debt. The report's findings were sobering. ...

7. Comparing the Debt Burdens of Ontario and California

   To many in the United States and Canada, California represents the epitome of irresponsible government spending coupled with poor cash management. However, the province of Ontario is carrying a much worse debt burden than the state of California. This ...

8. Quebec's government indebtedness shouldn't be ignored

   Appeared in the National Post It's now several days into the Quebec election campaign and some key issues are starting to emerge.  There's been the usual focus on high-profile candidates, speculation about a future referendum, and an ongoing ...

9. Alberta's opaque budget represents a failure to learn from the past

     If you listen to Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner, the province's public finances are under control.  The government's budget imposes no new taxes, spending growth has been moderated, and Alberta is running an operational budget surplus ...

10. Quebec's Government Indebtedness- Unnoticed, Uncontrolled

    Quebec is Canada’s most indebted province. It currently has the largest government debt of any Canadian province when measured relative to the size of its economy (GDP). This dubious distinction and its implications for the Quebec economy, the government, ...