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Let’s Talk Taxes

July 03, 2008 Let's Talk Taxes: British Columbia The Green Shaft Premier Gordon Campbell plans to tax and spend $1.8 billion, and Stephane Dion $15 billion, over the next three to four years to reduce global warming. Yet they both seem to have neglected a couple of key questions: has the Earth been warming and if it has, is it the result of rising man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) levels? ...Full Article

July 03, 2008 Let's Talk Taxes: Federal Canada Day Brickbats & Laurels While Canadians celebrated Canada Day on July 1, it was business as usual for government. Taxes were paid, regulations enforced and lawmakers handed out awards. Indeed, the holiday was an unusually active one on public policy issues of concern to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. ...Full Article

July 02, 2008 Let's Talk Taxes: Saskatchewan Dion’s bad, bad idea Last year, global temperatures fell more sharply than any year on record. The drop of 0.65 to 0.75 degrees in 2007 offset all global warming that had occurred in the previous century. In fact, data from NASA shows the earth has been cooling since 2002 even though carbon emissions have risen at least 15 percent since then. Unfortunately, no one seems to have told Stephane Dion. The Liberal Leader recently changed his policy and proposed massive tax changes to reduce carbon emissions and supposed global warming. ...Full Article

June 27, 2008 Let's Talk Taxes: Alberta Saving for a purpose The Alberta government does not need a “rainy day fund.” Albertans themselves don’t save for a rainy day, they save for a purpose. They save for a new car, a down-payment for a home, their child’s education or for their own retirement. In Alberta households saving has a plan and a purpose. The province should be no different. ...Full Article

June 26, 2008 Let's Talk Taxes: Ontario Risk of Recession Requires Mini-Budget The CTF is echoing recent private sector forecasts that predict a technical recession in Ontario and call for a complete redo of all budget predictions. The CTF is calling for a fall mini-budget and a spending freeze. ...Full Article

June 19, 2008 Let's Talk Taxes: Saskatchewan Sports Not Worth Subsidies The $61 million Moose Jaw multiplex is only the latest proposal where Saskatchewan taxpayers are sinking millions into sports facilities. Elsewhere, Melfort and Weyburn are getting their own multiplexes. In Regina, IPSCO Place is undergoing a $60 million expansion to add more rinks and seating. And Mosaic Stadium will get a $5.8 million upgrade and maybe even an expansion. Unfortunately, the hard-earned dollars put into these facilities won’t result in any economic development. ...Full Article

June 18, 2008 Let's Talk Taxes: Federal A tale of two Liberal tax plans Opposition leader Stéphane Dion will soon unveil the Liberal Party’s carbon tax plan. It will impose a hefty tax on most energy sources, driving up the cost of natural gas, home heating fuels and diesel. To offset this economic pain, Mr. Dion will propose cuts to personal and business income taxes. The Liberals are reportedly calling it a $14-billion green-tax shift. ...Full Article

June 16, 2008 Let's Talk Taxes: British Columbia Tilting at Windmills Creating electricity from wind that just happens to be blowing might seem like a cheap source of power, but it's not. As we've already seen in Denmark, its high cost requires taxpayer handouts to develop and survive. ...Full Article

June 13, 2008 Let's Talk Taxes: Ontario Cap-And-Trade: A Broken Tax Promise Ontario and Quebec have signed a memorandum of understanding for a carbon emissions trading scheme. This amounts to a new carbon tax, which already exist in the form of gas taxes which drain $13.9 billion every year from Canadians. ...Full Article

June 10, 2008 Let's Talk Taxes: Manitoba Spring Legislation Theme: Control Soviet-era central planners must have supervised the government's policy elves during this spring's session at the Legislature. After all, the overarching theme for the legislation that came forward seemed to be "control" - over everything and anything. ...Full Article

June 04, 2008 Let's Talk Taxes: Alberta Free advice for the Premier Dear Premier Stelmach: It has come to our attention you may need some advice on how your government should best deal with the issue of MLA compensation. ...Full Article

June 04, 2008 Let's Talk Taxes: Saskatchewan SUN Ponders Pay Hike Does a 35 percent wage hike over four years sound like a good offer? Not necessarily, says Rosalie Longmore, head of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses. Nevertheless, SUN members will vote on June 23rd on the “final offer” from the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO). Given the generous offer, nurses ought to vote yes. ...Full Article

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