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A Poll of Canadians on the Fair Share of Taxes finds that the majority of Canadians (58 per cent) believe personal income tax rates should not exceed 50 per cent, and yet the top combined personal income tax rate in every province (except Alberta and Saskatchewan) currently exceeds 50 per cent.
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What is Behind Canada’s Growth Crisis? finds that Canada’s per-person GDP, a common measure of prosperity, is growing at its slowest rate since the 1930s and the Great Depression.
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ESG Disclosures and the Decision to Go Public is a new essay in the Institute's series on the ESG (environmental, social and governance) movement. It highlights how mandating ESG disclosures could discourage firms from entering public markets, thereby limiting entrepreneurial opportunities by making one of the main channels for accessing capital more expensive.
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Christopher J. Coyne, Professor of Economics at George Mason University and co-author of The Essential Austrian Economics, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss the contributions to economic thinking and systems made by the Austrian School, including how our quality of life is in large part thanks to countless interactions occurring within the market that allow everyday people access to the things we need to sustain us.
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(Appeared in the Globe and Mail) by Tegan Hill
In this year’s federal budget, the government earmarked $80 billion in corporate handouts to select industries.
(Appeared in the Financial Post) by Philip Cross
Redistribution is not an effective way to help low-income people.
(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Julio Mejía and Elmira Aliakbari
In 2030, the new regulations, combined with the carbon tax, will increase the cost of gasoline by up to 54 cents.
(Appeared in the Epoch Times) by Michael Zwaagstra
The simplest way to expand school choice is to let the money follow students to the school their parents choose.
by Ben Eisen
The unemployment rate in Atlantic Canada was 8.7 per cent compared to 5.5 per cent in the rest of the country.
by Josef Filipowicz
The severe lack of housing options is hurting the prospects of many young Canadians.
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Alex Whalen and Elmira Aliakbari
For some Albertan families, the cost of the new regulations could eclipse $2,260 annually.
by Evin Ryan and Alex Whalen
The average family in the province earning $112,418 will pay $49,623 in total taxes.
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