Quebec’s austerity budget takes its cue from Ottawa
The aging workforce in Quebec means fewer people in the job market, and fewer people paying taxes
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Economy
The iPod tax is dead. Good riddance.
This was an absolutely unnecessary battle
Three big things economists were watching in the debate
The leaders offered laundry lists of policies and priorities without giving voters enough of the details
How the pipeline backlash gave a boost to oil exports by rail
The anti-pipeline movement has led to a rail renaissance for crude oil
Why gas stations are in decline in Canada
As the number of gas stations plummets, they’re gradually being replaced with charging stations for electric cars—and a new way to think about ’filling up’
Former Reform colleague questions Harper’s MP pension reforms
Tom Corbett and Stephen Harper once agreed on ‘pension pigs’—until actual retirement got in the way
Canada’s looming pension wars
Boomers are only now starting to take stock of retirement and many don’t like what they see
Golf industry renews call for tax break
Should executives be able to claim golf as a business expense for tax purposes? The industry thinks so.
Ontario election: A deep dive into fiscal plans
Paul Boothe considers how Liberal, Conservative and NDP fiscal plans stack up
Did you hear the one about Ontario growing faster than China?
A literal reading of the faulty math behind the Ontario PC’s Million Jobs Plan leads to laughable conclusions