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Scattergun tax breaks are not the solution to our economic woes. Here’s where we should start
So much about what has made our economy work in the past has been turned on its head over the past year — our supply chains, our access to the U.S. market, our flow of foreign labour, the predictability of our financial markets, and the financing of universities that produce our intellectual capital.
Canada’s K-shaped economy, by the numbers
What the numbers say about wealth, inequality and affordability since the pandemic. Some number-crunching by the Canadian Tax Observatory and the Centre for the Study of Living Standards.
A small group of Canadians are living it up. The rest of us are struggling. Welcome to the K-shaped economy
Since the pandemic ended, life for the wealthy has been a joyride. Life for the rest of us has, more often than not, been a grind.
The Canadian Tax Observatory applauds new tax measures to make life more affordable
The Canadian Tax Observatory welcomes today’s announcement from Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne to substantially increase the GST credit, now called the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit.
The Canadian Tax Observatory welcomes powerhouse advisory committee of experts
Today, the Canadian Tax Observatory announced the nine prominent tax thinkers who will form its founding expert advisory committee.
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