Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research June 13 is Tax Freedom Day — 4 days later than in 2019, the last year before the pandemic [[link removed]]
Tax Freedom Day measures the total annual tax burden imposed on Canadian families by federal, provincial, and municipal governments.
Read More [[link removed]] More than 4 in 5 parents across Canada think K12 teachers and schools should provide students with facts, not interpretations, and provide advance notice of controversial lessons [[link removed]]
Strong Parental Support for Balance, not Bias, and Parental Involvement in K-12 Classrooms
Read More [[link removed]] Commentary and Blog Posts Capital gains tax hike will cause widespread damage in Canadian economy [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Globe and Mail) By: Jake Fuss and Grady Munro
On Monday, two months after tabling the federal budget, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced a motion in Parliament to increase taxes on capital gains.
Natural resources remain backbone of Canada’s trade and prosperity [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Hill Times) By: Jock Finlayson and Elmira Aliakbari
Canada is a mid-sized economy accounting for roughly 2 per cent of global production.
Ottawa should abandon unfeasible and damaging ‘net-zero’ plan [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Calgary Sun) By: Kenneth P. Green
According to the Trudeau government’s plan, Canada will reduce greenhouse gas emissions to “net-zero” by 2050, largely by “phasing out unabated fossil fuels.”
Federal politicians of all stripes protect union workers at expense of other workers [[link removed]] (Appeared in the National Post) By: Matthew Lau
The Trudeau government recently passed legislation to ban replacement workers during strikes and lockouts in federally regulated workplaces such as Crown corporations, railways and television broadcasters.
Scathing auditor general reports underscore political realities [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Financial Post) By: Jake Fuss
If you needed more proof that the Trudeau government is misusing taxpayer money, the auditor general (AG) just released two scathing reports about improper contracting practises, conflict of interest, and funding provided for ineligible projects.
New Brunswick government should ban smartphones in schools [[link removed]] (Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal) By: Alex Whalen and Paige MacPherson
The Higgs government recently updated its policy restricting the use of smartphones in New Brunswick schools.
Industrial Policy in 2024—another term for socialism? [[link removed]] (Appeared in Inside Sources) By: Matthew D. Mitchell and Steven Globerman
In office and on the campaign trail, the Biden administration is relentlessly pursuing what the president’s former National Economic Council director calls a “21st Century American Industrial Strategy” centered on “strategic public investments” to achieve our full economic potential.
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