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  1. Will governments back off their taxing trend in 2014?

    Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph and Trail Daily Times A new year can bring new possibilities. It’s a chance to take stock of what we’ve accomplished in the past year and to set new goals for the future. It’s also, however, when Canadian ...

  2. The Economic Costs of Increased Marginal Tax Rates in Canada

    Economists often focus on marginal tax rates (the extra tax an individual (or firm) will owe to the government for engaging in a little more of the taxed activity) as particularly important for altering economic behaviour. The marginal tax rate is ...

  3. Yes, your property taxes really are soaring

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald It's not your imagination. Your property taxes really are shooting higher. For those who haven't paid attention to their property tax bill until recently, let me offer some calculations: Had the city and province ...

  4. Unnecessary pain and suffering with a surprisingly large price tag

    Appeared in Hamilton Spectator and Huffington Post Many Canadians and commentators in other countries lauding Canada's government-dominated approach to health care refer to Canadian health care as "free." If healthcare actually was free, ...

  5. PST hike means higher taxes and lower prosperity for Manitoba families

    Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press When Manitoba’s NDP government delivered its budget back in April, Finance Minister Stan Struthers ruffled some feathers with his announcement of an increase in the provincial sales tax (PST) to eight per cent from ...

  6. Canadians Celebrate Tax Freedom Day on June 10, 2013

    The Fraser Institute annually calculates Tax Freedom Day in order to provide a comprehensive and easily understood indicator of the overall tax burden faced by the average Canadian family. In 2013, Tax Freedom Day fell on June 10, two days later than 2012 ...

  7. Why Calgary's property taxes are skyrocketing

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald If you live in Calgary and you check your property tax bill this month, rest assured you are not imagining things: property taxes really are on the rise and way above inflation. Some background: Calgary's property tax ...

  8. How Much We Pay in Taxes: 1961 vs 2012

    Appeared in the Huffington Post Discussions about taxes are inevitably polarizing. Some Canadians think taxes are too high while others happily pay their share. But given the litany of taxes levied on us by the three levels of government, it is nearly ...

  9. Save Alberta from the high-taxers

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald and Financial Post In a recent debate on the pages of the National Post many Albertans might have missed, two economists, Rhys Kesselman from Simon Fraser University, and Jack Mintz from the University of Calgary, sparred ...

  10. Tax Compliance Costs in Canada

    Appeared in the Red Deer Advocate As the stress of the April 30th tax filing deadline fades and the shock realization by most Canadians regarding how much income and payroll taxes they pay subsides, it’s worthwhile considering the costs imposed on ...