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Op-Ed
The Thursday, May 8, 2008 edition of the National Post features an opinion piece by William Robson, President and CEO, and Robin Banerjee, Policy Analyst at the C.D. Howe Institute, which calls for reform of a provision of the federal Income Tax Act that prevents sponsors from contributing to pension plans when their assets exceed their recorded liabilities by 10%. In a recent C.D. Howe…
Op-Ed
In the Tuesday, April 22, 2008, edition of the Edmonton Journal, reporter Eric Beauchesne discusses a report released recently by the C.D. Howe Institute. Written by fellow-in-residence David Laidler, the report states that Canada's balance of risks is tipped toward an inflation undershoot, in the absence of further monetary easing by the Bank of Canada . President and CEO of the C.D. Howe…
Op-Ed
The Thursday, May 22, 2008 edition of the Toronto Star features an opinion piece co-authored by William Robson, President and CEO and Ben Dachis, Policy Analyst at the C.D. Howe Institute, which discusses the city of Toronto’s recently gained revenue raising powers. Robson and Dachis state that the city's proposed tax grant plan for selected industries involves using the Planning Act to…
Op-Ed
In the Thursday, March 27, 2008 edition of the Belleville Intelligencer, an article discusses Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s assertions regarding the need for Ontario to lower business taxes. The C.D. Howe Institute supports Flaherty’s claims, in particular the contention that Ontario has the highest effective tax on new investment in Canada. Director of Research at the C.D. Howe Institute…
Op-Ed
In the Tuesday, May 13, 2008 edition of the Toronto Star, reporter James Daw cites the findings of Finn Poschmann, Director of Research at the C.D. Howe Institute and Jon Kesselman of Simon Fraser University in an article on how RRSPs and pension plans can deprive seniors of low-income benefits. Poschmann states that by contributing to a traditional RRSP, a senior could lose 50 cents per…
Op-Ed
In the Thursday, March 20, 2008 edition of the New-Brunswick Telegraph Journal, reporter Daniel McHardie discusses the Liberal government's recent selection of Jack Mintz as New Brunswick’s resident tax expert, a decision which has been met with enthusiasm from analysts who are hoping to see significant changes within the province's tax system. The President and CEO of the C.D. Howe…
