May 9, 2019
Ford fakes deficit concerns to justify brutal spending cuts
Doug Ford's measures -- despite his claim to be acting "for the people" -- redirect resources from ordinary people to corporations and the rich.
tax cuts
Mar 5, 2019
Jason Kenney promises massive corporate tax cuts to create jobs
David J. Climenhaga
We're not going to stimulate the economy by firing nurses and teachers. If we fall for this snake oil, we're just going to have to swallow it.
Mar 20, 2018
Manitoba's 2018 budget is the most disappointing budget ever
Lynne Fernandez
Manitoba premier Brian Pallister's Trump-esque statement that budget 2018 was going to be the "best budget ever" has fallen a bit flat.
Oct 28, 2017
Entering the era of 'big government' means more taxes
Taking care of big public programs, like health care and better CPP, means you need more revenues to fund them -- and that means more taxes.
Mar 29, 2016
Deficit hysteria breaks out in wake of Liberal budget
After the Trudeau government's budget announced a nearly $30-billion deficit, a chorus of right-wing voices started calling for a return to belt-tightening austerity.
Sep 23, 2015
Military procurement under the Harper government
Stuart Trew
One area where the gap between rhetoric and reality has received less attention in Conservative government economic policy is its management of military equipment procurement.
Sep 17, 2015
Fact check: NDP plan will cost 'at least' 250,000 jobs, Conservatives warn
Nora Loreto
Debunking the claim that the NDP's platform will eliminate 250,000 jobs.
Sep 15, 2015
Small business taxes, big loopholes
David Macdonald
Kaylie Tiessen
Are small business tax cuts really the best way to help small business and the Canadian economy? The short answer is no.
Jun 2, 2015
It's counterintuitive, but tax the rich, not the poor
In Canada, the small amount of income redistributed to the poor has long been a matter of public debate. Today, accepting that the rich should pay a fair share of taxes would constitute progress.
May 27, 2015
Taxes are a matter of rights and responsibilities
Brad Wassink
Paying our taxes is part of our responsibility to each other. Why do some politicians keep promising to cut taxes and public services that we need and are rightfully owed to the public?
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