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Will Cutting Income Taxes Create Jobs for Canadians? is a new study that finds if the federal government reduced the top personal income tax rate from 33 per cent back down to 29 per cent (the rate before the 2016 tax hike), it would facilitate the creation of approximately 110,000 private-sector jobs the following year.
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The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care, 2021 is a new study that finds long waits for surgery and medical treatment cost Canadians almost $2.8 billion in lost wages and productivity last year. Crucially, the total median wait time in Canada for medical treatment was 22.6 weeks in 2020 - the longest in the survey’s 30-year history.
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| Federal Budget 2021 |
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by Livio Di Matteo
At 79 per cent, Canada had the fastest growth in its debt-to-GDP ratio in the G-7.
by Jason Clemens and Niels Veldhuis
Nearly 60 per cent of the Liberal infrastructure spending was on “green” and “social” projects.
by Alex Whalen and Jake Fuss
According to current projections, the federal government will not balance the budget until 2050.
by Jake Fuss and Ben Eisen
Interest payments on the federal debt are expected to equal $20.2 billion in 2020/21.
(Appeared in the Edmonton Journal) by Jason Clemens and Jake Fuss
The government offset the benefits of the lower tax rate by eliminating tax credits.
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| Commentary and Blog Posts |
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(Appeared in the National Post) by Derek J. Allison
Quebec outperformed all other provinces, with Saskatchewan and Manitoba performing the worst.
by Kenneth P. Green
The plan includes a “carbon price” between $20 per tonne and $50 per tonne on fuels.
(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Jake Fuss
A basic income program will disincentivize work and may not alleviate poverty.
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Alex Whalen and Elmira Aliakbari
A $170 per tonne carbon tax will cost the province an estimated 2,200 jobs.
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Robert P. Murphy
A new study estimates that up to 450,000 oil and gas jobs are at risk.
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