Critical tax theory argues that tax fairness should take into account race, gender, and sexual orientation Imagine if, in her recent budget, federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced higher taxes on capital gains – except for women, visible minorities and Black, LGBTQ+ and Indigenous Canadians. Most people would be appalled. But woking up the tax
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2023 Budget Finally Limits Vampire Consulting Firms in The Public Service
on April 2nd, 2023
Under the Liberals, the cost of consulting firms has mushroomed from $8.4B in 2015 to an estimated $21.4B this year. There’s a hidden gem in the recent federal budget: the federal government is finally placing some limits on high-priced consulting firms. The feds aim to cut $7.1 billion from outsourcing and travel expenses, focusing on
Federal Budget Punts Major Policy Decisions to Another Day
on March 26th, 2017
Instead of a wait-and-see budget, the government could have been proactive and taken steps to carve out a clear economic agenda The recent federal budget adds fuel to the growing problem of policy uncertainty hovering over the Canadian economy. It’s essentially status quo. It fails to chart a clear course for taxpayers, entrepreneurs and businesses,
Taxing Capital Gains Doesn’t Hurt Productivity, But Inequality Certainly Does
Canada’s productivity was higher during periods when capital gains taxes were higher The recent furor over the federal government’s capital gains tax increase has shone a light on the fact that, since 2000, the wealthiest Canadians have enjoyed a tax holiday on half of their income made through selling investments like stock and property while