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1. Towards a Better Understanding of Income Inequality in Canada

   In recent years, income inequality has become one of the most animating—and unfortunately most misunderstood—economic and social issues of our time. Sparked by the 2008-09 recession, the well-deserved backlash against corporate bailouts, the Occupy Wall ...

2. Trudeau government tax policies hurting families striving to join middle class

   Increased government transfers make families more reliant on government. ...

3. Effect of Federal Income Tax Changes on Canadian Families Who Are in the Bottom 20 Percent of Earners

   Since coming into office in 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has made several major changes to the federal personal income tax system. This report examines how those tax changes affect Canadian families with children, focusing ...

4. Changing tax rules for diabetics—another missed opportunity for positive tax reform

   Many Canadians living with type 1 diabetes may see their income tax bill increase as a result of the Trudeau government’s revised interpretation of the Income Tax Act. According to Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, “advances in ...

5. Prime Minister Trudeau on track to set record for increasing federal debt

   Appeared in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, October 26, 2017 Sometimes it takes years, if not decades, for a prime minister’s legacy to fully take shape. Other times it happens in much shorter order. Just two years into his first mandate, Prime Minister Justin ...

6. Reality check—this year’s uptick in economic growth has nothing to do with government policy

   Appeared in the Financial Post, October 25, 2017 During Tuesday’s federal fiscal update, Finance Minister Bill Morneau (pictured above right) said higher-than-expected economic growth for 2017 is evidence that the Trudeau government’s plan is working. In ...

7. Federal fiscal update—Canadians shouldn’t pop the champagne on economic growth

   When unveiling today’s federal fiscal update, Finance Minister Bill Morneau (pictured above, with the prime minister) touted higher than expected economic growth for 2017 as a success story for the Trudeau government. As he told the ...

8. An Analysis of Federal Debt in Canada by Prime Ministers Since Confederation

   Over Canada’s 150-year history, prime ministers have, in various ways, helped shape the country, often leaving a legacy that affects Canadians to this day. A key aspect to any prime minister’s legacy is whether they left the federal government ...

9. Morneau’s small business tax ‘fix’ won’t fix the problem

   In response to widespread criticism of Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s plan to change the tax rules for small businesses, this week the federal government announced a series of “tweaks,” cutting the small business tax rate from 10.5 per ...

10. Business investment down, taxes up—bad news for Canadians

    With less than three months left in 2017, despite recent headlines espousing positive economic news, Canada’s economy faces many near and long-term challenges that the Trudeau government must consider as it crafts its fiscal update (due ...