It seemed like an appropriate time for a post on taxes. For a number of reasons. First, it’s tax time—deadline April 30th, folks. Second, it’s…

Everyone has heard of the Alberta Advantage. They must have, the province never stops promoting it. And what makes the Alberta Advantage? Well, according to…

Now about my tax dollars. Finance Minister Freeland tabled her 2024 budget Tuesday and, by and large, I approve. The signs are about right: the…

If there’s a common refrain in Conservative election platforms it’s lower taxes. No matter the current tax level, Conservatives believe it must be lower. If…

A recent tax cut for the rich managed to achieve international notoriety. Former British Prime Minster Liz Truss, a neo-liberal zealot à la her idol…

As nations reset their economies following the Covid crisis, one focus is on reducing the inequality that has become an increasing threat to political stability.…

There was a period following WWII when we approached utopia. Well, OK, maybe that’s overstating it, but we had created probably the finest society, in…

For some time, corporations have had things their way. With globalization, which was largely designed by and for them, they were able to slip the…

We are all in this together. An expression we hear a a lot these days. And rightly so, as we depend on government to relieve…

We don’t generally think of proposals for more taxes coming from the business community but that’s exactly what happened in Alberta this week. The Business…