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1. B.C.’s 2018 budget fails to deal with competitiveness

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, February 20, 2018 Unfortunately one of the most important takeaways of the new B.C. government’s first full budget will likely go unnoticed—it includes major tax increases to finance major spending increases. Many economic ...

2. B.C. throne speech latest hint that government set to abandon fiscal prudence

   Premier John Horgan’s NDP government campaigned on balanced budgets. ...

3. On B.C.’s minimum wage, good intentions are not enough

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, February 15, 2018 As the old saying goes, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. While the saying may not always be true, good intentions alone are not enough to justify government policy. Actual real-world ...

4. When tabling its budget, the B.C. government should learn from past success

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, February 14, 2018 As the old cliché goes, if you don’t learn from past mistakes you’re doomed to repeat them. But the opposite is also true—learning from the successes of the past can be as valuable. With its first full ...

5. Will British Columbia’s New NDP Government Abandon Past Spending Discipline?

   In many respects, British Columbia can currently boast of having the soundest fiscal position of any Canadian province. While other provinces, including Ontario and Alberta, have struggled in recent years with comparatively large budget deficits ...

6. Call a spade a spade—CPP payroll tax is a tax

   Our recent study found that virtually all Canadian families with children will soon pay higher taxes due to federal income tax changes already in place and forthcoming increases to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) payroll tax. If the ...

7. Federal tax changes, looming CPP tax hike mean higher taxes for virtually all Canadian families

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, January 15, 2018 The Trudeau government likes to talk a lot about families. Indeed, the words “family” and “families” appeared nearly 250 times in last year’s budget, and we can expect similar enthusiasm for families in the ...

8. If Premier Wynne wants to boost low-wage worker pay, she should cut Ontario’s corporate tax rate

   The flaws in Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s plan to raise the pay of low-wage workers are quickly becoming apparent. On Jan. 1, the Wynne government increased Ontario’s minimum wage sharply by 21 per cent and it immediately backfired ...

9. Reality undercuts Trudeau government’s tax-cutting claim

   There’s no doubt that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being asked some tough questions on his current cross-country town hall tour. But a recent study on taxation raises yet another critical question for the prime minister. For a ...

10. The Effect on Canadian Families of Changes to Federal Income Tax and CPP Payroll Tax

    Since coming into office, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has repeatedly claimed to have reduced taxes for middle class Canadian families—a claim based solely on the federal government’s reduction to the second lowest personal income ...