Ellen Russell
Stephen Harper loves bragging about Canada’s stellar record of financial regulation. So it is a tad awkward to admit the architecture of Canada’s securities regulation…
Our economic system has been badly skewed against workers Don’t worry, be happy. As of this writing, media coverage of the recession has been littered…
Right-wingers revile “big” government as “creeping socialism” Onward Stephen Harper! Lead us to the socialist Utopia! If you follow the right-wing punditry, you’d think comrades…
Canada likes to think of itself as the country that emerged from the financial crisis squeaky clean. Too bad it is abdicating a leadership role…
With its eye on the next election, the Harper government is getting its ducks in a row. It is making nice with Nova Scotia and…
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Can Ottawa Afford More Conservative Government Promises? Download 261.8 KB
Suffering from fiscal whiplash? First the Harper government tells us the 2005/06 surplus is $13.2 billion. Then on the same day, it announces large spending…
Imagine a tax cut that you only get when you buy stuff. The more you spend, the more you get from the tax cut. Skill…
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Will retirees have to eat cat food if the government messes with income trusts? The financial industry would have you think so. A well-choreographed barrage…
Alternative Federal Budget 2006: Technical Paper #3 Download 115.45 KB8 pages
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