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  1. Merkel should stand her ground and protect German health care

    As German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives face tough negotiations with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) to maintain what has been termed the “grand coalition,” the future of Germany’s health-care system hangs in the balance. In ...

  2. Ottawa should uphold the Constitution and create a true economic union

    While we have just celebrated the 150th anniversary of Confederation, the Canadian economic union is still nowhere near what was originally envisioned by the founders of the Canadian federation. Among the objectives of Confederation were ...

  3. Trump favours tariffs, to the delight of U.S. companies

    Many observers believe that the ongoing “Montreal Round” of NAFTA negotiations, which started last week, represent a make-or-break moment for a “successful” renegotiation of NAFTA. Some reports say Canadian and Mexican trade officials ...

  4. Costly regulatory delays loom over Canada’s energy industry

    Last week Kinder Morgan projected that the Trans Mountain pipeline project could be a year behind schedule as it continues to face permitting delays. The company initially expected the $7.4 billion project to be in service by late 2019, ...

  5. Call a spade a spade—CPP payroll tax is a tax

    Our recent study found that virtually all Canadian families with children will soon pay higher taxes due to federal income tax changes already in place and forthcoming increases to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) payroll tax. If the ...

  6. Is Canada’s latest NAFTA strategy too ‘insidious and crafty?’

    In Book IV, Chapter 2 of The Wealth of Nations, where he enumerates the benefits of free international trade, Adam Smith leaves only a tiny role for governments. He says the United Kingdom should support its merchant marine because ...

  7. Reality undercuts Trudeau government’s tax-cutting claim

    There’s no doubt that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being asked some tough questions on his current cross-country town hall tour. But a recent study on taxation raises yet another critical question for the prime minister. For a ...

  8. Exchange rates can overreact to news reports including NAFTA buzz

    This week a report stating that the Canadian government is increasingly convinced that President Trump will pull the United States out of NAFTA was credited with causing the Canadian dollar to drop from a closing value on Jan. 9 of US$ ...

  9. Top earners in Canada pay a disproportionate share of Canada’s tax burden

    There’s a misperception in Canada that top earners generally do not pay their “fair share” of the tax burden. Rhetoric from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government helps fuel this misperception, which is used to justify even higher ...

  10. Ten year-end facts Canadians need to know

    As we end 2017, here are 10 year-end facts Canadians should understand and consider as we enter 2018: • The total tax bill for the average Canadian family will exceed $35,000 in 2017, or 42.5 per cent of their income—more than what the ...