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Fraser Institute Tax Index: Half a Century of Fuzzy Math
Overstates average taxes and ignores the introduction of new public services during the past half-century. On April 19, 2010, the Fraser Institute released The Canadian…
Canadians no longer see red over prospect of higher taxes
Now that Canada is in the fiscal red, taxes appear to be coming back into fashion. A surprisingly broad swath of Canadians — and not…
Ed Broadbent: Ten propositions for a resurgence of the progressive movement
Beyond the crisis On November 18th, 2009, in Ottawa, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Canadian Labour Congress held an event entitled “Recession,…
Climate inaction and BC’s budget
The 2010 BC Budget was a disappointment on the climate action front. Even as Premier Campbell waxed poetic in the Globe about the impact of…
Deficit hysteria no excuse to end economic stimulus
As Canada’s recession winds down, there is growing talk of housing and debt bubbles but there is an even bigger bubble that’s set to burst.…
Future Transportation Will Rely on Bikes and Buses, Too
Electric cars helpful, but not sole advance in mobility As we enter the second half of the oil age and the first half of the…
Deficit Mania in Perspective
Ontario Budget 2010 Technical paper Download 453.35 KB5 pages Determined to benefit from the shock of a global recession, conservatives are whipping up unnecessary hysteria…
Fast Facts: We have a floor, now we need a ceiling
Reducing Canada’s income inequalities In recent decades we’ve seen a dramatic increase in income inequality, which has concentrated the gains from economic growth in the…
Equality is the Core Value of Democracy
Stop backsliding, put Canada back on road to equality There has never been a better time in recent history when the core democratic value of…
Taxes and Public Services
Debate over taxes dangerously one-sided and misleading Politics is about choices. But we can’t make effective choices without clarity. And that means we have to…
How to make municipal tax reform as fair as possible
On January 26, the HRM Council will again address municipal tax reform proposals. But the proposals are merely piece-meal changes. We need to ask and…
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