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Large cost for little upside: Why the government’s digital services tax is not worth the trouble
The Trudeau government has plans to impose a tax on digital services. The case for the targeted tax is weak. The consequences could be significant.
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Aging at home is not an impossible dream
Given the choice, people prefer to live out their days in their homes, among their loved ones. We have the means to respect those preferences.
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La Banque du Canada: une mauvaise élève qui essaye de rattraper son retard
Souhaitez-vous réellement qu’une augmentation annuelle de 11,4 pour cent de votre facture d’épicerie devienne la nouvelle norme? C’est pour éviter cela que la banque centrale doit essayer de rattraper son retard.
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Consumers will foot the bill for digital services tax
Behind the high-minded slogans about “fair shares” and “making multinationals pay” hide two other facts: that it is once again, as always, taxpayers who will foot the bill, and that the hoped-for benefits will likely not materialize.
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Outillons les aidants naturels pour permettre aux aînés de rester à la maison
La province devrait bâtir un système de soins à domicile qui corresponde aux désirs de la population et qui réponde aux besoins des personnes âgées du Québec.
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Seniors prefer home care over institutionalization
By creating a training program for caregivers and facilitating innovation within the home care network, more seniors will be able to experience the benefits of staying in their own homes as they age.
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Police need to be police, not paper-pushers
It’s time to redraw the balance between core and non-core policing activities—and, in doing so, make our communities safer while preserving public resources.
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Making the rich pay doesn’t pay off
The fiscal loss from increasing the federal income tax rate from 33 to 25 percent is estimated at $212 million a year.
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«Faire payer les riches» ne paie pas
Au lieu de chercher à augmenter le fardeau fiscal des riches simplement parce qu’ils sont riches, le gouvernement du Canada devrait d’abord considérer tous les tenants et aboutissants des mesures qu’il envisage.
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To fight inflation, measure it better
The prospective rate represents a very different way of looking at inflation, one that turns out to be far more reflective of Canadians’ lived experience.