The winners and losers if Alberta returns to a flat tax system
Lindsay Tedds: As the province debates the merits of a less progressive tax system, voters will have to make tradeoffs that help and punish different income earners
The unintended consequences of boosting parental leave
Changing EI parental leave provisions may change the season of births in Canada and the distribution of health, education, and development outcomes
How Alberta’s public sector salary disclosure could backfire
Knowing what everyone else in the public sector is earning is invaluable when bargaining for pay increases and starting salaries
The good news—but missed opportunity—in Harper’s RESP pledge
When it comes to boosting the use of RESPs, the question of how many people participate is as important as how much those who participate contribute
Why the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit is such a bad idea
With taxpayers worried about government spending, we should demand better than the renewal of a credit that represents a wasteful use of tax revenues
The real problem with all that tax debt Canadians owe
We shouldn’t be surprised that the Canada Revenue Agency just wrote off billions in tax debt, but the government can and should fix the problem
Why shaming Alberta’s securities deadbeats may not work
The tactic of naming and shaming is about nothing more than optics, with little impact on securities regulation compliance or collections