The Volkswagen handout prompted automaker Stellantis to halt construction of an electric vehicle battery factory.
business subsidies
May 31, 2023
3:30AM
Policymakers should make business and personal income taxes more competitive and reduce the costs of regulation.
May 23, 2023
8:48AM
Federal, provincial and local governments spent more than $352 billion subsidizing firms from 2007 to 2019.
May 3, 2023
12:30PM
Government should help foster a pro-growth environment that gives all businesses the opportunity to thrive.
May 3, 2023
8:41AM
The federal government plans to spend an estimated $13 billion on subsidies for Volkswagen’s Ontario battery plant.
March 15, 2023
8:28AM
Roughly half of all business income tax revenue collected by the province was sent back to select firms and industries.
May 10, 2021
9:55AM
The program's total budgeted costs for 2020/21 and 2021/22 now stand at $110.6 billion.
March 27, 2019
10:13AM
The Legault government in Quebec tabled its first budget last week.
May 15, 2018
2:01PM
Business subsidies can also irritate our trading partners, threatening Canadian access to foreign markets including the U.S.