How to tax the wealthy without a ’wealth tax’
Michael Smart: To boost fairness, productivity and government revenue, tax capital gains
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Federal budget
A progressive federal budget and how to pay for it
Ed Broadbent and Brittany Andrew-Amofah: To ’build back better’ Canada will need childcare, pharmacare, a green recovery—and new measures to sustain them
The Liberals are spending far more than they said they would
Economist Stephen Gordon unpacks the federal government’s finances to explain why the deficit is so much bigger than Trudeau promised
Fact-checking Budget 2016: Sunny ways, cloudy wording
We put Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget speech to the test
What it feels like to be a reporter on Parliament Hill on budget day
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a reporter on Budget Day on Parliament Hill? This is the hubbub that happens behind the scenes as Canadian political reporters convene in Ottawa for the high-stakes media scrums.
The Editorial: Joe Oliver neglects prompt accounting at his own peril
In waiting to see where oil prices go before he delivers a budget, Joe Oliver is ignoring his obligation to the public
Breaking down the Conservatives’ shaky federal surplus
The Tories may be trumpeting the merits of their federal surplus, but they seem to be ignoring some underlying risks
Jim Flaherty’s balancing act
From the Maclean’s archives: Jim Flaherty insists he won’t leave. Loyal Conservatives are wondering how long he’ll last.
Fun with federal finance
Notes on the budget, the cuts and the surplus
The return of the federal structural deficit?
Even the Department of Finance’s own figures suggest the red ink is here to stay