Reading Time: 3 minutes Complex tax system imposes costs on those least able to afford them
Author: The Fraser Institute
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Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions story better than advertised
Reading Time: 3 minutes There has been a 31% decrease in the amount of emissions per unit of economic production since 1990
Ontario budget an exercise in wishful thinking
Reading Time: 3 minutes The government continues to delay making the tough decisions
The glaring imbalance in Metro Vancouver’s transit plebiscite
Reading Time: 3 minutes Vast majority do not use public transit but are expected to pay for it with higher taxes on many of their day-to-day expenses
Wait times in Canada longer than health report suggests
Reading Time: 3 minutes While wait times have stabilized, they have done so at an historically high of about 18.2 weeks – almost twice as long as in 1993
Rate of decline in business start-ups in Canada reason for worry
Reading Time: 4 minutes It is critical that governments enact policies, including reforming the capital gains tax, supportive of entrepreneurship
Money kept by Canadian taxpayers is not a “loss”
Reading Time: 3 minutes It is essential in a democracy that those in charge always prove they actually need our cash
Quebec budget shows progress but bolder fiscal reforms still needed
Reading Time: 3 minutes Work still needs to be done on improving its tax competitiveness and reducing government debt
Greek government helping the rich, not ordinary Greeks
Reading Time: 3 minutes The left-wing Syriza party is protecting a haven for the privileged
Land claims disputes damaging Ontario and BC mining sector
Reading Time: 3 minutes Both provinces can learn a thing or two from Saskatchewan’s successful relationship with First Nations