Taxation

How to Cut the Regulatory Burden in Canada

The federal government’s growing regulatory burden on businesses is holding Canada back and must be urgently reviewed, argues this publication from the MEI. “Regulation creep is a real thing, and Ottawa has been fuelling it for decades,” says Krystle Wittevrongel, director of research at the MEI and coauthor of the Viewpoint.

A Lack of Budgetary Discipline Is Undermining Quebec’s Public Finances

The Quebec government would have a budget surplus today if its spending had returned to the growth trajectory of the Couillard government after the pandemic, according to this Economic Note. “We find ourselves facing chronic deficits today, not because of the situation, but as a result of deliberate choices,” explains Gabriel Giguère, senior policy analyst at the MEI and the author of the study.

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