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Fast Facts: The Education Property Tax Rebate
Do we seniors really need it? This commentary was also published in the Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 17, 2013. The opposition’s unproductive filibuster of…
The answer to Toronto’s $2.5 billion transit question
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA-Ontario) lays out a compromise solution to political gridlock over…
Toronto’s $2.5 Billion Question
GTA and Hamilton Public Transit Expansion Revenue Options Download 575.68 KB38 pages This study lays out a compromise solution to political gridlock over how to…
Infographics: Tax options for BC
In our report Progressive Tax Options for BC, we present many possible scenarios for reforming our tax system to increase revenues and make the system more…
Assessing BC’s fiscal health: unpacking the spin on BC’s deficits, debt and spending
As happens in elections, the claims and accusations are flying about “who is the better fiscal manager.” The Liberals created a “Spend-O-Meter” purporting to show…
Brief to House of Commons Finance Committee on Bill M-315
Download 102.73 KB 3 pages This brief was submitted on April 5, 2013 to the House of Commons Finance Committee for the hearing on Bill…
BC has plenty of room to raise taxes
We have argued previously that British Columbians are open to tax increases, and that the province would be well advised to increase revenues so that…
In BC, a new openness to taxes
These are certainly interesting times. For all the faults in last week’s BC budget (and there were many), it’s worth noting that the conversation about…
Policy Points: An alternative to property taxes
Municipalities (villages, towns, and even big cities) across Canada have major financial problems – their tax base is (1) inadequate for their responsibilities or for…
Fairness by Design
A Framework for Tax Reform in Canada Download 939.13 KB 44 pages This study finds that ad-hoc tax changes over the last two decades have…
It’s time for BC to raise and reform taxes: There is a clear need to restore our fiscal capacity and fairness
British Columbians are being inundated with government ads trumpeting that we have the lowest taxes in Canada. But BC’s low taxes are nothing to boast…
Progressive Tax Options for BC
Reform Ideas for Raising New Revenues and Enhancing Fairness Attachments Progressive Tax Options for BC — SUMMARY
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