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David Macdonald
David Macdonald (he/him) is a senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Follow him on X at @DavidMacCdn.
Budget 2011: Don’t look behind the curtain
Definitely nothing new to see here. The boutique tax cuts are still there, so are the small programs from the failed March 22nd budget. The government…
Throne Speech: Jobs Rhetoric, Not Job Creation
Perhaps the government’s new mantra for the budget and the throne speech is telling in its ordering. First priority is low tax, and then if…
Budget 2011 Redux
What’s New in Version 2 Download 223.18 KB 6 pages Despite the government’s stay-the-course rhetoric, the upcoming federal budget will lay the foundation for the…
NDP Words: Money Where Your Mouth Is?
In this three-part post (Liberals, Conservatives) I wanted to take a look what the parties said in their platforms compared to what they actually want to…
Tory Words: Money Where Your Mouth Is?
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Liberal Words: Money Where Your Mouth Is?
In this three-part post (Conservatives, NDP) I wanted to take a look at what the parties said in their platforms compared to what they want to…
Green Words: Money Where Your Mouth Is?
In this (now) four-part post (Liberals, Conservatives, NDP) I wanted to take a look what the parties said in their platforms compared to what they actually want…
Corporate Tax Cuts: Big Costs but No Job Creation
Today the CCPA released a study that I authored which examines and debunks one of the biggest contentions of this campaign, that corporate tax cuts create jobs. …
Corporate Income Taxes, Profit, and Employment Performance of Canada’s Largest Companies
Download 239.03 KB6 pages This study tracks 198 companies on the S&P/TSX composite from 2000 through 2009 and finds those companies—Canada’s largest corporations—are making 50%…
Robin Hood In Reverse: The Real Numbers Behind Income Splitting
Family Income Range # of Families with children under 18yr Yearly Average “Family Tax Cut” Savings Cost % of total Families with under 18yr children…
Election Stimulus
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Canada’s 45-Minute Budget
A post-budget analysis Download 139.93 KB 5 pages Events around this year’s budget unfolded rapidly after its release at 4 p.m. March 22nd. By approximately…
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