The slip-up in the Liberals’ biggest policy promiseThe details of duelling $6-billion tax pledges from Trudeau and Scheer deserve a closer look, including one not-insignificant omission
The Liberal changes to TFSA contributions were actually historicIn rolling back TFSA contribution limits, the Liberals broke a nearly six decade trend
Why the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit is such a bad ideaWith taxpayers worried about government spending, we should demand better than the renewal of a credit that represents a wasteful use of tax revenues
What a child benefit policy can and should do (beyond buying votes)Let’s not forget that a well-designed child benefits policy can improve well-being, employment, and kids’ lives
What President Obama’s tax proposals mean for CanadaExpect to see more talk of how tax policy should adjust to the new “Piketty era” of economic inequality
Sorting out who wins with Harper’s family tax packageFor families making $180,000-plus, a $1,452 average tax cut
Harper makes his family tax platform harder to tear apartJohn Geddes on the politics behind the family tax platform
Note to the NDP (and everyone else): the popular tax hikes don’t increase tax revenuesStephen Gordon on good politics and not very good economics
Dealing with inequality, part I: The bottom 99 per centStephen Gordon on why you should love the GST/HST