The Volkswagen handout prompted automaker Stellantis to halt construction of an electric vehicle battery factory.
corporate welfare
May 31, 2023
3:30AM
Policymakers should make business and personal income taxes more competitive and reduce the costs of regulation.
May 24, 2023
1:39PM
Provincial government subsidies total more than $100 million per year.
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.
April 5, 2023
2:30AM
In 2017, the provincial government spent $310 million on corporate welfare.
March 31, 2023
3:36PM
By 2027/28, the forecasted annual cost of federal debt interest will exceed $50 billion—or more than $1,200 per Canadian.
March 16, 2023
8:45AM
The costs included agricultural subsidies and tax credits for natural gas drilling.
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.