We’ve all heard the lines: tax the rich more or I don’t want to work overtime because the government just takes it all. The underlying message here is …
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Saskatchewan population growth bucks national trend
Paul Martin commentarySaskatchewan was going one way while the majority of Canada was going the other based on the latest population …
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Counter tariffs absorbed and passed on to consumers
Paul Martin commentaryWhen Donald Trump first began imposing tariffs on goods imported to the US, the initial response to its trading partners was to impose …
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Tax refunds going into savings
Paul Martin commentaryWith April 30th – the deadline for filing last year’s income tax returns – now firmly in the rear-view mirror, we have entered …
Rainy-day fund works if done right
It was 1978. Saskatchewan was at the peak of an economic cycle when Canadian Business magazine featured the province on its cover. A caricature of …
Federal economic update offers mixed bag of information
Paul Martin commentaryThe federal deficit is smaller than expected but it is not the result of prudent management on the part of the feds: it’s a by-product …
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