291 results found for "basic income"
Intelligence Memos
From: Konrad von Finckenstein and James Mitchell
To: Ministers of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Canadian Heritage
Date: February 8, 2021
Re: Making Bill C-10 Work
The government has introduced Bill C-10, an Act to Amend the Broadcasting Act with the main aim of regulating online over-the-top digital services commonly called streamers; Netflix, Amazon Prime…
Op-Ed
Last week’s announcement that former Pan Am Games chief Saad Rafi will run the proposed Ontario Retirement Pension Plan makes it sound ready to go. It is not. Until Ontarians get some basic information about how the scheme is supposed to work, the ORPP is more notion than actual plan.
The provincial government has released some specs. The contribution rate: Employers and employees…
Research
The Study In Brief
The surge of inflation as economies recovered from the COVID lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 took central bankers and most other observers by surprise. Canada was no exception. Year-over-year CPI inflation rose from -0.4 percent at its nadir in May 2020, to a peak of 8.1 percent in June 2022 before finishing 2022 at 6.3 percent.
In this E-Brief, we start with a short overview of…
Intelligence Memos
From: Malcolm Burrows
To: The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance
Date: October 4, 2023
Re: AMT and Donations
Changes to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) rates and rules are scheduled to take effect on January 1 and for the first time AMT will apply to charitable donations from high-income individuals. This is poor tax policy that will produce unintended community…
Intelligence Memos
From: Angelo Nikolakakis
To: The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
Date: June 13, 2023
Re: A New Bad Idea: Financial Institution Dividend Taxes
This year’s federal budget included one very troubling tax policy change. It will end up costing many hardworking Canadians who have invested in Canadian banks and other financial…
Intelligence Memos
From: Robert Asselin
To: Federal Budget Decision-Makers
Date: March 22, 2021
Re: Canada Needs an R&D Powerhouse Modelled on the Successes of DARPA
When considering Canada’s long-term economic health, it is wishful thinking to assume Canada’s economy can thrive on deficit spending, booming real estate and household consumption.…
