The Liberals are sending dangerous signals to businesses and entrepreneursOpinion: Despite lauding the importance of improving the economy, the governing Liberals are enacting policies that discourage growth
Most Canadians are okay with doctors’ payBut an Insights West survey finds most Canadians also don’t like doctors setting up as small businesses to pay lower taxes
A tax fight has Canadians on democratic autopilot. That’s a problem.Opinion: The ongoing debate over tax reform is driven by partisan and special interests—and is a missed opportunity for democratic engagement
Inside Ottawa’s crackdown on small business tax loopholesThe payoff to government coffers from the new plan is going to be lower than the $500 million that was expected, experts say
How Bill Morneau found himself at war with small businessThe finance minister’s call for tax feedback unleashes vocal pushback from incensed lobbyists and political opponents
What do doctors really have to fear from the feds’ tax crackdown?Opinion: Doctors are howling over Bill Morneau’s proposed closing of tax loopholes—but few of them would actually be significantly affected
Bill Morneau needs to start taking tax fairness seriouslyOpinion: He can start by being transparent about how much high-income Canadians actually pay in taxes and receive in government transfers
Why the Trudeau PMO needs to butt out of the Bank of Canada’s businessOfficials in the PMO reportedly aren’t happy that interest rates are rising. Bill Morneau needs to forcefully signal his confidence in the Bank of Canada, now.
Will Bill Morneau’s crackdown on tax avoidance work?The measures will likely make it harder for high-earning Canadians to avoid the taxman, but the government could have gone further
The Liberals are spending far more than they said they wouldEconomist Stephen Gordon unpacks the federal government’s finances to explain why the deficit is so much bigger than Trudeau promised