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1. Tax Payers and Tax Takers

   The traditional definition of tax progressivity is being rewritten and this change could have serious ramifications for democratic decision-making. Up to now, tax progressivity has meant that, as an individual or household earned more income, they not ...

2. Want a sales tax? Drop another tax

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald There might be a thousand reasons why people hate sales taxes. Here are three: First, they’re visible; second, in Alberta, where no provincial sales tax exists, there is justifiable pride that people have escaped at least ...

3. Why higher Alberta taxes are a dumb idea

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald The last time Alberta was in a fiscal mess due to low energy revenues and over-the-top government spending, some politicians and pundits said what Albertans really needed was higher taxes. That was back in the late 1980s and ...

4. Opportunities for Canada from the New American Government

   Appeared in iPolitics The uncertainty that continues to impede the U.S. recovery coupled with political gridlock in Washington poses significant economic threats to not only the United States but also countries like Canada that trade with the U.S. However ...

5. Hiking taxes on upper-income Canadians comes with a cost

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun A policy issue that permeated political debates around the world in 2012 was the idea of raising taxes on high-income earners. In the U.S., it stood front and centre in President Obama’s re-election. Several governments in ...

6. Tax reform needed to keep BC competitive

   Appeared in Business in Vancouver Last month, British Columbia’s Expert Panel on Business Taxation delivered its much anticipated final report (at least among us policy wonks). Unfortunately, the report garnered little media attention and failed to spark ...

7. Leadership needed to reduce the PST's impact- Appeared in the Vancouver Sun

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun When the PST rears its ugly head on April 1, 2013, British Columbia’s tax competitiveness will be dealt a major blow as the cost of the investing in the province increases dramatically. Unfortunately, the well-being of BC ...

8. Submission to British Columbia's Expert Panel on Business Taxation

   Tax rates affect peoples behavior. High taxes contribute to lower rates of economic growth, reduced rates of personal income growth, lower rates of capital formation, and reduced entrepreneurship. Provinces and countries are constantly competing for ...

9. June 11 is Tax Freedom Day: let's celebrate...or should we?

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, Ottawa Sun, Winnipeg Sun, Edmonton Sun, and Calgary Sun If you’ve ever tried to calculate all the taxes you pay in a year to all levels of government, you’ve probably given up somewhere along the way. While most of us can ...

10. Canadians Celebrate Tax Freedom Day on June 11, 2012

    In 2012, Canadians celebrate Tax Freedom Day on June 11. That is, Canadians will have worked until June 10 to pay the total tax bill imposed on them by all levels of government. On Tax Freedom Day, the average Canadian family has earned enough money to ...