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Janvier 17, 2018 1:05PM

Call a spade a spade—CPP payroll tax is a tax
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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The program is designed so Canadians who die early in life subsidize those who live longer.

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tax, taxes, taxpayers, CPP, CPP benefits, canada pension plan, Justin Trudeau, canadian income tax, payroll tax, retirement income
Janvier 12, 2018 12:33PM

Under OHIP+, access to new or innovative drugs for rare disorders is limited
Dr. Nigel Rawson
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Insurance companies are the principal beneficiaries of Ontario’s new publicly-funded pharmacare program.

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OHIP+, pharmacare, new prescription drugs, prescription drug innovation, rare disorders, patients, children, ontario, kathleen wynne
Janvier 11, 2018 10:33AM

Reality undercuts Trudeau government’s tax-cutting claim
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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The increased CPP tax alone translates into $1,624 more in taxes.

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Justin Trudeau, taxes, income taxes, payroll tax, CPP, canada pension plan, Canada's middle class
Janvier 10, 2018 5:00AM

Top earners in Canada pay a disproportionate share of Canada’s tax burden
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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Canadian families in the top 20 per cent pay 55.9 per cent of all federal, provincial and municipal taxes.

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Justin Trudeau, taxes, high income, top earners, tax burden, fair share, taxpayers
Janvier 5, 2018 5:00AM

Outlaw the taxes, not the tax escalators
William Watson
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An escalator that adjusts for inflation is merely maintaining the real purchasing power involved in the charge.

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government fees, government charges, excise taxes, taxes, ontario taxes, alberta taxes
Décembre 22, 2017 7:00AM

Another tough year for Alberta finances
Steve Lafleur
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The $10.3 billion deficit the province plans to run this year is just shy of the provincial record of $10.8 billion set last year.

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rachel notley, debt and deficit, alberta debt, alberta deficit, joe ceci, program spending
Décembre 21, 2017 5:30AM

Ten year-end facts Canadians need to know
Niels Veldhuis, Charles Lammam, Milagros Palacios
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Prime Minister Trudeau is on track to increase per-person federal debt more than any other prime minister in Canadian history who didn’t face a world war or economic recession.

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Justin Trudeau, taxes, canadian income tax, small business, debt and deficit, deficit spending, average canadian family tax bill
Décembre 18, 2017 5:33AM

Trudeau government tax policies puzzling in light of finance minister’s admission
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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Current policies seem to largely ignore fact that tax changes affect behaviour.

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bill morneau, Justin Trudeau, taxes, small business tax, capital gains tax canada
Décembre 15, 2017 1:53PM

GST revenues from carbon-pricing—likely another tax grab

Kenneth P. Green, Elmira Aliakbari, Ashley Stedman
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PBO report contradicts Trudeau government claims.

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PBO, carbon pricing, carbon tax, carbon floor, carbon emissions, cap and trade, Justin Trudeau, kathleen wynne, philippe couillard, rachel notley, john horgan, taxes
Décembre 15, 2017 5:30AM

How can people so smart understand economics so little?
William Watson
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If you tax something less, you’ll likely get more of it.

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american tax regime, tax reform, taxes, corporate income tax, corporate capital tax, tax competitiveness, capital investmen, middle class, donald trump

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