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  1. The Federal Budget Should Have Provided Tax Cuts Similar to those Enjoyed in the U.S.

    Appeared in The Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2003 Last October Finance Minister John Manley, in a presentation to the House of Commons, spoke about ensuring productivity growth in Canada, and positioning ourselves as the Northern Tiger. The 2003 Federal ...

  2. Manley Misses the Mark on EI Reform

    Appeared in The Province, February 17, 2003 The latest rumor of the upcoming federal budget is that John Manley, the Minister of Finance, will transform the Employment Insurance Fund into a pay as you go system. Apparently, the problem with the current ...

  3. Tolls, Not Taxes

    Appeared in The Vancouver Sun, February 17, 2003 British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell has proposed raising gasoline taxes by 3.5 cents per liter in order to fund transportation projects in rural B.C. The upgrades include improvements to Trans-Canada ...

  4. Budget Priority One: Eliminate Capital Taxes

      As the projected federal surplus continues to swell, the federal government seems poised to initiate a new round of significant spending. If the rumours surfacing come to fruition, the federal government will have concluded that spending additional ...

  5. The 'Radical' Plans of Harris and Klein

      There is a growing consensus regarding the legacies of retired Ontario Premier Mike Harris and current Alberta Premier Ralph Klein. One of the more popular adjectives associated with their terms as Premiers is ’radical’. For example, Sandra Rubin of the ...

  6. Back to Deuce- Losing the Alberta Advantage

      Much has been made of the Alberta Advantage, the simple yet wonderfully effective combination of reduced government spending, lower taxes, streamlined regulation, and debt reduction, which propelled the Albertan economy forward beginning in the mid ...

  7. Fixing the Home Buyers' Plan

      Home ownership. It’s something most Canadians aspire to achieve. It may not have the proverbial white picket fence but owning your home is a meaningful and productive endeavour. The federal government has tried to facilitate home ownership through ...