fair taxes

The tax system can be a powerful tool for redistributing wealth and reducing inequality and poverty. We all benefit from a more equal society with better health, reduced crime, and better education.

A comprehensive analysis of all taxes that Canadian families actually pay shows clearly the erosion of tax fairness that accompanied the tax cuts of the early 2000s.

It seems rather clear that the main theories in French economist Thomas Piketty's bestseller "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" are irritating a number of people.

With election fever mounting in Ontario, the political field is quickly crowding around the middle of the income spectrum. And unsurprisingly, low taxes are dominating the list of enticements.

The December 6 commentary in the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business by David Parkinson rightly draws attention to the low tax rate applied to mining in Ontario.