A Sound Competition Approach Supports Air Canada’s Acquisition of Air Transat

The Competition Bureau submitted its report on March 27, 2020 coming out against Air Canada’s proposed acquisition of Air Transat, which has otherwise already been approved by shareholders. While the airline industry is being battered…

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Time for Targeted Federal Coronavirus Stimulus

As COVID-19 continues to spread across Canada, a rising chorus is calling for expensive fiscal stimulus to fight its economic fallout. This MEI publication asserts that given already low interest rates, fiscal measures are the…

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When Taxpayers Don’t Get What They Are Due

Viewpoint showing that the complexity of the tax system keeps many Canadians, often of modest means, from claiming all the sums to […]

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Toronto Sun, p. web

It’s time for targeted federal stimulus

As the coronavirus continues to spread, calls are rising for aggressive stimulus to fight the…
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The Globe and Mail, p. B4

Our tax system is too costly for the poorest Canadians

The complexity of the Canadian tax system not only imposes substantial costs on all taxpayers,…
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National Post, p. FP9

Quebec taxpayers deserve a break

Quebec sometimes seems to forget that taxpayers’ money belongs, not to it, but to taxpayers.
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