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Op-Ed
Looking around the OECD, Canada is an average-tax nation overall but relies far more on income taxes and much less on consumption levies than most other industrialized nations. Leaning so hard on income taxes hurts our economic performance.
Every tax creates economic distortions but some overused taxes are more damaging than others. By raising more of our revenue from the less damaging taxes we…
Intelligence Memos
From: Luc Godbout and Luce Samoisette
To: Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance and Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of National Revenue
Date: March 19, 2024
Subject: On Its Anniversary, Has the Goal of the Canada Learning Bond Been Achieved?
Twenty years ago, the federal government launched an initiative to promote post-secondary access for children from low-income…
Intelligence Memos
To: The Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance
From: Alexandre Laurin and Nicholas Dahir
Date: January 8, 2024
Re: Charities Fall Victim to Federal Tax-the-Rich Plan
The end of 2023 last week marked the likely end of full tax relief for some charitable giving. The federal government has yet to table its legislation for reforming the alternative minimum tax (AMT), but if…
Intelligence Memos
To: Labour force observers
From: Tingting Zhang
Date: January 26, 2024
Re: How to Solve the Canadian Work Experience Hiring Conundrum
Immigrants contribute to Canada’s economy in many ways, but the country fails to utilize their talents to their full potential. For newcomers, requirements for Canadian work experience are a significant hindrance to their integration into the labour…
Intelligence Memos
De: Luc Godbout et Luce Samoisette
À: Chrystia Freeland, ministre des Finances et Marie-Claude Bibeau, ministre du Revenu national
Date: 19 mars 2024
Sujet: Maximiser le bon d’études canadien en l’offrant à tous les enfants de familles à revenu modeste
Il y a 20 ans, le budget fédéral annonçait une nouveauté afin de favoriser l’…
Research
Introduction
The federal government has proposed regulations requiring the sale of a minimum numbers of Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) in Canada (20 percent of all light vehicles in 2026, ramping up to 60 percent in 2030 and 100 percent in 2035). The flip side of this requirement is that the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE) light vehicles will be reduced and eventually prohibited in…
