Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research Alberta’s top combined personal income tax rate 10th highest of all 61 states and provinces [[link removed]]

Alberta’s Lost Tax Advantage finds that the province now has the 10th-highest top personal income tax rate in North America at 48%, far above energy states like Texas and Alaska. Once a low-tax leader, Alberta’s competitiveness is slipping. While it still benefits from low corporate and sales tax rates, the report warns that reform is needed to attract and retain talent and investment.

Read More [[link removed]] Aging populations, higher taxes, increasing dependency on transfers from Ottawa put Atlantic Canada’s provincial finances on shaky ground and vulnerable to fiscal shocks [[link removed]]

Atlantic Canada’s Precarious Public Finances, 2025 Update analyzes a number of unique economic and demographic factors that make the Atlantic provinces more vulnerable than many other provinces to an unsustainable financial position, including aging population and higher tax rates.

Read More [[link removed]] Don't double-down on net zero again [[link removed]]

Climate summits have generated vast amounts of attention and breathless reporting giving the impression that they are crucial to the planet’s survival, but scratch the surface, and the results are far less impressive.

Commentary and Blog Posts Ontario government should resist its impulses towards quick-fix massive spending [[link removed]] by Livio Di Matteo

From 2000 to 2022, Ontario recorded the lowest inflation-adjusted per-person GDP growth among the provinces.

B.C. government’s credit downgrades highlight disastrous debt binge [[link removed]] by Tegan Hill

The government’s net debt will nearly quadruple since 2016/17 to a projected $155.3 billion in 2027/28.

Trumpian chaos—where we are now and what’s coming for Canada [[link removed]] by Jock Finlayson

Canada may face slower global growth, a probable U.S. recession and falling prices for oil, minerals and other natural resource products.

Alberta takes big step towards shorter wait times and higher quality health care [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Nadeem Esmail

Last year in Alberta the median wait time for orthopedic surgeries was 66.8 weeks.

Spring is here—Toronto city hall has eight months to vastly improve its winter performance [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Matthew Lau

Toronto has increased property taxes by 9.5 per cent in 2024 and a further 6.9 per cent this year.

Ontario government should finally reduce tax burden in upcoming budget [[link removed]] by Ben Eisen

Provincial tax revenue was equal to a projected 13.4 per cent of GDP in 2024/25.

Does Canada Need a DOGE? [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Financial Post) by Philip Cross

The average civil servant in Canada costs taxpayers $146,500 a year.

B.C. government should reverse bad mining policies to boost B.C. economy and counter Trump tariffs [[link removed]] (Appeared in Business in Vancouver) by Julio Mejía and Elmira Aliakbari

Less investment means less economic activity, fewer jobs and less prosperity.

Trump’s trade errors—repeating history with predictable results [[link removed]] by Jason Clemens and Niels Veldhuis

Smoot-Hawley raised U.S. tariffs by roughly 20 percentage points and made the Great Depression worse.

Stay-the-course budget fails to fix Newfoundland and Labrador’s fiscal problems [[link removed]] by Alex Whalen and Jake Fuss

Provincial debt interest costs this year will reach $1.14 billion.

Self-reliance is our most urgent priority [[link removed]] by Derek H. Burney

Canada should overhaul its economic growth policy framework on taxes, regulations and project development.

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