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  1. Business response shows fatal flaw of sharp minimum wage hike, harming many low-skilled workers

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, January 9, 2018 When a doctor taps your knee, your leg kicks out on reflex. In other words, applying pressure in a certain way elicits a predictable response. Similarly, recent increases in the minimum wage in Ontario and ...

  2. Rather than name-calling, Premier Wynne should take responsibility for her government’s minimum wage policy

    Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne recently accused Tim Hortons franchise owners of being bullies for reducing employee benefits in response to the province’s sharp minimum wage hike. This sentiment is echoed by others who have called for a ...

  3. Canadians less generous than Americans when giving to charity

    The charitable sector provides valuable services to those in need such as counselling, crisis prevention, basic necessities and education. However, when it comes to private donations to registered charities, Canadians might be surprised ...

  4. Trudeau government tax policies puzzling in light of finance minister’s admission

    In a recent year-end press scrum, Finance Minister Bill Morneau (pictured above, right) said something unexpectedly telling. Although it did not receive widespread attention, Morneau all but admitted that raising tax rates changes the ...

  5. Canadians becoming less generous with their money

    Appeared in the Winnipeg Sun, December 15, 2017 During the holiday season, many Canadians donate to charitable causes. Such private monetary generosity plays a vital role in supporting vulnerable Canadians in need and enhancing the quality of life for ...

  6. Canada asleep at the wheel on U.S. tax reform

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, December 14, 2017 Former prime minister Pierre Trudeau once famously quipped that living next to the United States “is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant.” By this he meant that developments in the U.S. often have ...

  7. Generosity in Canada and the United States: The 2017 Generosity Index

    Manitoba had the highest percentage of tax filers that donated to charity among the provinces (24.6%) during the 2015 tax year while New Brunswick and Quebec had the lowest (19.3%). Manitoba also donated the highest percentage of its aggregate ...

  8. Canada’s tax code is too complicated—even for CRA officials

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, December 11, 2017 Canada’s personal income tax system is complicated and the nuances are often difficult to understand and interpret. This is why, when it becomes more than just a nuisance, Canadians rely on officials ...

  9. ‘Tax fairness’ rhetoric fuels misperception that top earners pay little in taxes

    Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record, December 8, 2017 For months now, the Trudeau government has used the term “tax fairness” to justify higher taxes on entrepreneurs and incorporated professionals. While what is a fair distribution of taxes is never ...

  10. Measuring the Distribution of Taxes in Canada: Do the Rich Pay Their “Fair Share”?

    There is a common and mistaken impression in Canada that the country’s top earners are getting away with paying relatively little tax. This misperception has been fuelled by governments, especially the current federal government, which has invoked “tax ...