OttawaHow much should we pay and what should we pay for?The Agenda convenes a panel—including our Andrew Coyne—to discuss the sorts of questions that should probably be dominating...
OttawaIdea alertThe Alberta Liberals offer a tax credit for voting. The full program, a 12-step plan for better government, is here .
OttawaThe Commons: Does anyone here know how to balance a cheque book?In this House nothing can be said to be certain, except aspersions and taxes
Ottawa’These are the choices we’ve made’Seems Mr. Ignatieff’s performance at QP yesterday was a warm up for today’s speech in Mississauga.
OttawaThe Commons: Be seriousThe government wanted questions about the economy, and Ignatieff delivered
OttawaLet us settle this like gentlemenOn Monday, Perrin Beatty, president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, wrote Michael Ignatieff to express his concern with the...
OttawaThe Commons: Smirking towards the futureBaird slams the Liberals’ “thinking, spending, taxing conference”
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...
Uncategorized’Go Canada Go’The prepared text of the Prime Minister’s reply to the Speech from the Throne.
UncategorizedIdea alertEconomist Stephen Gordon wishes for a staggered reincrease of the GST, then opens the floor to his wonkish readership. A learned...