OttawaRead their lipsStephen Harper is on record as saying that, so long as he’s Prime Minister, "there will be no new taxes." Yesterday, Mr. Harper’s...
OttawaHow we talk about the government’s collecting of moneyFollowers of the English language may note that if, in the government’s estimation, there is no difference between a " copyright...
UncategorizedIt’s a tax when they say it’s a taxAs a follow-up to our previous discussion on the important, or merely semantic, difference between taxes and user fees (see here...
UncategorizedLet us now debate the difference between user fees and taxes (II)Officially it is called the Airport Travellers Security Charge. Introduced in 2002, it was reduced from $24 to $14 in the Liberal...