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Measuring the Impact of Federal Personal Income Tax Changes on Middle Income Canadian Families since 2015 finds that contrary to rhetoric from Ottawa, 86 per cent of middle-class families experienced an increase in their federal personal income tax burden of $800 annually (on average) since 2015.
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The Misery Index Returns is a new study that finds of the International Monetary Fund’s 35 most advanced economies, Canada has the 6th worst Misery Index score due to the country’s higher inflation rate coupled with higher unemployment.
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Alternating Currents: re-examining electricity markets in Canada
Research professor in the School of Engineering, Design and Computing at the University of Colorado-Denver, co-director of the Institute for Regulatory Law & Economics, and senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, Lynne Kiesling, joins me this week to talk about the role electricity markets play in incentivizing business and the multifaceted policy implications that come with them. We even discuss the famed "War of the Currents".
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| Commentary and Blog Posts |
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Appeared in the National Post by Niels Veldhuis and Jason Clemens
Businesses can only succeed by benefiting their customers—unless granted special treatment by government.
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Tegan Hill and Niels Veldhuis
Lower tax rates improve incentives for people to work, save, invest and engage in entrepreneurship.
(Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal) by Paige MacPherson and Alex Whalen
Between March 2020 and May 2021, students in the province missed 16 weeks of in-class time.
(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Matthew Lau
Paper manufacturing uses more energy than manufacturing plastic.
by Dr. Nigel Rawson
Drug developers are more likely to invest in research and development if prices for their medicines are high.
(Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen) by Paige MacPherson
The province's students were behind in math, science, and reading even before the pandemic.
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