the toronto star Archives | The Canadian Tax Observatory

financial-stress

The growing chasm between haves and have nots is unravelling Canada’s social fabric

June 20, 2026

June 20, 2026Insightthe toronto star,wealth,inequality,growth,recession

What Canada could learn from Australia about houses and taxes

June 6, 2026

June 6, 2026Insightthe toronto star,affordability,investment,housing,building

king-street

Mark Carney’s plan for our money is nothing without our trust

May 16, 2026

May 16, 2026Insightfiscal policy design,federal budget,the toronto star,sovereign wealth fund

disability-tax

How Ottawa’s ‘cruel’ process keeps the majority of Canadians with disability from getting the Disability Tax Credit

May 5, 2026

May 5, 2026Insightthe toronto star,disability,disability tax credit

united-states

Global minimum tax, and America’s message to the world: Trust us — as if

January 24, 2026

January 24, 2026Insightthe toronto star,global minimum tax,united states

ottawa

Tax havens cost Canada some $15 billion a year in revenue. Is Ottawa’s crackdown working?

January 9, 2026

January 9, 2026Insightthe toronto star,transit,taxes

Three women sitting in an auditorium take a selfie together, smiling and posing with a digital camera. The background shows empty wooden seats, hinting at a recent Vancouver public transit funding tax hike contest event. A fourth person is blurred in the foreground.

Gasp! A contest on how to fund Vancouver transit improvements was won with three shocking words — sales tax hike

December 6, 2025

December 6, 2025Insightthe toronto star,transit,taxes

taxes-canada

Mistrust of the CRA leaves low-income Canadians missing out on benefits

November 22, 2025

November 22, 2025Insightthe toronto star,canadian income taxes

Black and white photo of people in a city; a man stands against a wall talking on his phone—perhaps about the Canada federal budget 2025—while others, some blurred from motion, walk by or stand nearby. Bright light contrasts with shadows.

After a budget, a defection, a resignation, can the Liberals survive Monday’s vote?

November 14, 2025

November 14, 2025federal budget,the toronto starPodcast

Black and white photo of a wide concrete staircase leading upward, surrounded by curved and angular architectural features, with street lamps and buildings above—capturing an atmosphere as contemplative as the Canada Federal Budget 2025 deliberations.

Mark Carney’s budget is a big bet. It will take years to see if it pays off

November 6, 2025

November 6, 2025Insightfederal budget,the toronto star