OttawaEverything is a tax nowThe idea of what constitutes a tax has expanded somewhat over the last few weeks to include measures that create government...
Ottawa’I am unequivocally opposed to user fees in health care’In response to questions from me, a statement from Peggy Nash on health care and user fees.
UncategorizedNDP’s Nash: caught off guard on user fees?Sorry, do I have this right? Peggy Nash is running for the NDP leadership...to the right of the Chrétien government on health...
OttawaHow much for a pardon?The government’s proposal to quadruple the fee on pardon applications is met with resistance.
OttawaWhat Tony Clement meant when he said those thingsLast month, Tony Clement seemed to raise the possibility of new or higher user fees. A day later he seemed to disavow the...
Ottawa’This government is not going to be interested in user fees’Having both raised and dismissed the possibility of new user fees last week, Industry Minister Tony Clement confirmed to reporters...
OttawaRead Tony’s lipsOn Wednesday, Tony Clement raised the option of user fees in a speech to members of the public service. Yesterday, in...
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...