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  1. Fraser Institute ranked top think-tank in Canada; 18th most influential think-tank in the world

    The Fraser Institute is the top think-tank in Canada for the 11th straight year, and ranks in the top 20 among all think-tanks worldwide, according to the 2018 Global Go To Think Tank Index published by the University of Pennsylvania and released this ...

  2. Year-end facts Canadians need to know

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, January 5, 2019 To hear many Canadian politicians tell it, everything in Canada is rosy. Take for example recent comments by federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau as he delivered his government’s Fall Economic Statement: ...

  3. Imagination versus the reality of government

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, December 27, 2018 There's a gap, some might say a chasm, between what advocates for new and expanded government programs imagine the government is able to achieve versus the day-to-day reality of government. Recent ...

  4. Reforming Capital Gains Taxes in Alberta

    Capital gains taxes impose comparatively large costs on the economy by discouraging needed activities such as entrepreneurship, investment, and savings. A number of industrialized countries such as Switzerland, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and ...

  5. Health-care reform in Canada is coming one way or another

    Appeared in the Winnipeg Sun, December 2, 2018 There is perhaps no service the government is involved with more personal than health care. When a person or loved one is sick and in need of care, Canada’s failing health system becomes an immediate concern. ...

  6. The Flight of Capital From Canada

    A host of economic measures indicate that Canada continues to underperform when it comes to business investment, which is crucial for improving living standards and generating prosperity, according to recent research published by the Fraser Institute, an ...

  7. Morneau reduces government revenue, punishes charities by penalizing the 1%

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, September 20, 2018 In delivering his government’s first budget, Finance Minister Bill Morneau (pictured above) said “we raised taxes for the top one per cent. It’s only fair to ask those who can afford it to pay a little more ...

  8. There's nothing 'affordable' about a $1,000 tax increase

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, September 19, 2018 “ Making your life more affordable ” has been a dominant rhetorical theme of British Columbia’s government—so much so, that its 2018 budget uses the word “affordable” 76 times. For her part, Finance ...

  9. Impact of Provincial Tax Changes on British Columbian Families

    Since assuming power in July 2017, British Columbia’s NDP government has enacted or announced several significant tax increases. These include increases in personal income taxes, carbon taxes, and business taxes. In addition, a new payroll health ...

  10. Most middle-class Canadians have seen their income taxes increase, not decrease

    In a recent Globe and Mail commentary ("Crazy rich Canadians: How to tax the 1%"), noted economist Jack Mintz said “Canada is now disadvantaged in attracting entrepreneurial and skilled labour because of its higher personal tax ...