Economic analysisIt’s ridiculous to call a carbon tax a sales tax. Here’s why.A carbon tax is no more a sales tax than income taxes are, writes University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe
PoliticsThinking out loud about an Alberta PSTColby Cosh looks for a clear path for Jim Prentice, and comes up wanting
TechnologyGoogle, Facebook, Amazon and eBay go to WashingtonMeet the Internet Association, the big dot-coms’ lobby group
OttawaIdea alertJack Mintz, an economist whose expertise the Harper government values very , very , very , very , very , very , very , very , very...
OttawaDown with taxes, up with inequalityStephen Gordon troubleshoots a proposal—championed by the New Democrats and Conservatives in Ontario, but also the federal NDP...
OttawaNot going therePaul Dewar announced his jobs agenda yesterday. That much sounds like the makings of a disagreement with what Brian Topp seems...
CanadaEnter the taxmanMuch as Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach insists he will never all a provincial sales tax, it may be inevitable