Reading Time: 3 minutes Every Canadian province significantly underperformed relative to U.S. states – they all rank in the bottom half
Author: Charles Lammam
Charles Lammam was director of fiscal studies at the Fraser Institute.
A tale of two cities and their wildly different spending habits
Reading Time: 3 minutes Vancouver taxes and spends far more than neighbouring Surrey. But do Vancouverites get value for their greater investment?
Ontario workers have little to celebrate this Labour Day
Reading Time: 3 minutes The problems are widespread: a low private-sector employment rate, too many part-time jobs, below average productivity
Alberta’s job recovery brings its own set of problems
Reading Time: 3 minutes Instead of a recovering private sector economy, Alberta has simply expanded its government sector
Average workers will ultimately pay B.C.’s new payroll tax
Reading Time: 3 minutes Health tax will reduce wages and job opportunities, and further erode the province’s investment climate
Inflated employee pay at the heart of Alberta government’s debt
Reading Time: 3 minutes From wages to benefits to job security to early retirement, government employee compensation must be constrained
Canada needs a bold response to U.S. business tax cuts
Reading Time: 4 minutes Reducing corporate taxes doesn’t distort economic decisions or add complexity to the tax system. It does spur the economy
Ontario can spur entrepreneurship by cutting personal income taxes
Reading Time: 3 minutes To stop the decline in entrepreneurship in the province, Ontario must refrain from further increases in the province’s top income tax rate
B.C. can spur entrepreneurship by cutting personal income taxes
Reading Time: 3 minutes The downward trend in entrepreneurship could have negative and widespread effects on B.C.’s economic well-being
Alberta can spur entrepreneurship by cutting personal income taxes
Reading Time: 3 minutes To stop the decline in entrepreneurship in the province, Alberta must refrain from further increases in the province’s top income tax rate