42 results found for "basic income"
Research
The Study In Brief In Canada, most government cash benefit payments require recipients to file a tax return. Individuals who fail to participate in the tax system, often the most vulnerable in society, may forgo important government benefits (or even entitlements to government services when such services are tied to tax return information). The September 2020 Speech from the Throne committed the…
Intelligence Memos
Re: Digital Health Tools Must Remain a Core Part of Canada’s Post-pandemic Health Care Delivery System By: Will Falk      Date: January 17, 2022 To: Canadian Ministers of Health Paper health care records have been a danger to both patients and providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. I have been able to get my 85-year old mother’s banking and bills online to keep things up…
Op-Ed
Paper health care records have been a danger to both patients and providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. I have been able to get my 85-year old mother’s banking and bills online to keep things up to date. I could even do her taxes and basic government functions online. I should have been able to help manage her health care information too. But I couldn’t.  This story of failure became clear…
Op-Ed
The latest C.D. Howe Institute annual report card on municipal financial reporting in Canada featured a dismal coincidence. Regina and Saskatoon had the worst grades among the 31 cities whose budgets and annual reports we look at — the only Fs in the group. Is there something about Saskatchewan — something in the water or the air — that condemns Regina and Saskatoon to fail this test of…
Intelligence Memos
To: Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue From: Alexandre Laurin and Nicholas Dahir Date: February 10, 2022 Re: Not so Fast, Please, on Automatic Tax Filing In Canada, most government cash benefit payments require recipients to file a tax return. Individuals who fail to participate in the tax system – often society’s most vulnerable – too often forgo important…
Intelligence Memos
From: John Lester To: Canadians Concerned About Innovation Date: April 26, 2022 Re: Broadening the New Review of Tax Support for R&D Canadians concerned about our lacklustre innovation performance were cheered by the budget announcement that the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program would be reviewed. Canada’s business research and development performance is…