The latest trade dispute facing Canadians is a truly east-west scrap. The federal government has slapped a 100-percent tariff on electric cars coming …
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Government spending creates mirage of growth
The latest GDP report tracking whether we are experiencing growth or contraction of the Canadian economy showed things are slowing…and perhaps more than we …
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Canadians experience bigger increase in taxes than other expenses
There was a telling tidbit in last week’s jobs report that showed the public sector in this country added more than 40,000 jobs in July at a time when private …
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Tax Freedom Day arrives mid-way through calendar year
From now on its all yours. Yesterday was Tax Freedom Day in Canada, the point in the calendar year when – theoretically – you’ve paid all your taxes, if you …
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Governments challenged to balance budgets
As we head into budget season for the federal and provincial governments, the economics team at CIBC Capital Markets has put its finger on an issue that is no …
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Ottawa’s environmental commitment seemingly weakening
The federal government’s commitment to having Canadians pay a price for pollution is growing weaker by the month.First it was the federal decision to …
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