Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research Canada’s aging population could lower per person income (broadly measured) by $11,200 over the next 20 years [[link removed]]
The Effect of Population Aging on Economic Growth in Canada is a new study that finds an increase in share of the population aged 65 years or older results in a reduction in the growth rate of per person GDP, and by 2043, the population share of seniors is projected to reach between 21.1 per cent and 25.5 per cent based on data from Statistics Canada.
Read More [[link removed]] Top 20% of Canadian income-earning families pay 53% of all taxes [[link removed]]
Measuring Progressivity in Canada’s Tax System, 2023 finds that the top 20 per cent of income-earning families pay more than half (53.1 per cent) of total taxes including sales and property taxes. Conversely, the bottom 20 per cent of income-earning families pay 2.0 per cent of total taxes, due partly to the progressivity of Canada’s tax system where the share of taxes paid typically increases as incomes rise.
Read More [[link removed]] Commentary and Blog Posts Vancouver’s new zoning proposals—a good start, but not nearly enough [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Vancouver Sun) by Josef Filipowicz
Zoning rules have frustrated the city’s goal of increasing housing supply.
Ottawa’s EV mandates wildly out of sync with EV metals timelines [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Kenneth P. Green
The federal government’s plan mandates 100 per cent new light-duty zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035.
Ford government chooses more spending over tax reductions and debt relief [[link removed]] by Ben Eisen
The Ford government will spend an estimated $12,405 per person this year compared to the Wynne government's average of $11,784.
Ottawa’s heavy hand frustrates health-care reform in Alberta and beyond [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Nadeem Esmail
In countries with more successful universal systems, patients are free to use private clinics.
Woke ideology destroying diversity of thought in schools [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Post Millennial) by Michael Zwaagstra
In a public statement, Richard Bilkszto's family blamed his death on how he was treated by the Toronto school board.
Canada’s economy should worry all Canadians no matter their political stripe [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Hill Times) by Jason Clemens and Milagros Palacios
Over the last decade, growth in per-person GDP is at its lowest level since the 1930s.
New health minister should not repeat predecessor’s mistakes [[link removed]] by Mackenzie Moir and Bacchus Barua
Canada now has the most expensive universal health-care system in the world.
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