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Sun, 19 May 2013 22:28:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/dealing-with-inequality-part-i-the-bottom-99-per-cent/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/dealing-with-inequality-part-i-the-bottom-99-per-cent/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:36:42 +0000 Stephen Gordon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=331333 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/dealing-with-inequality-part-i-the-bottom-99-per-cent/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon on why you should love the GST/HST http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/the-commons-stephen-harper-explains-why-his-2008-platform-was-written-in-blue-ink/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/the-commons-stephen-harper-explains-why-his-2008-platform-was-written-in-blue-ink/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:27:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297172 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/the-commons-stephen-harper-explains-why-his-2008-platform-was-written-in-blue-ink/feed/ 0 (Hint: cap-and-trade) http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/please-uphold-your-end-of-the-bargain/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/please-uphold-your-end-of-the-bargain/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:30:58 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297002 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/26/please-uphold-your-end-of-the-bargain/feed/ 0 Jim Flaherty again encourages the private sector to spend. In his speech, the minister... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/sound-familiar/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/sound-familiar/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:30:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235479 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/sound-familiar/feed/ 0 Barack Obama, last night. “My message is simple.  It’s time to stop rewarding businesses... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/29/some-practical-first-steps/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/29/some-practical-first-steps/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:36:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227433 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/29/some-practical-first-steps/feed/ 17 Within a longer treatise on taxation, Brian Topp has released his proposals for tax... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/corporate-tax-cut-questions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/corporate-tax-cut-questions/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:11:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=182168 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/06/corporate-tax-cut-questions/feed/ 44 The Globe questions the effects of corporate tax cuts. But an analysis of Statistics... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/the-6-billion-conundrum/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/the-6-billion-conundrum/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:30:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181228 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/04/the-6-billion-conundrum/feed/ 58 The Liberals say the Conservative plan to reduce the corporate tax rate amounts to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/21/there-isnt-that-better/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/21/there-isnt-that-better/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:39:48 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=173253 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/21/there-isnt-that-better/feed/ 48 FESCHUK: Yes, he called democracy in Egypt a tube of toothpaste, but our PM has a way with words http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/09/the-commons-bow-before-the-independent-business-owner/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/09/the-commons-bow-before-the-independent-business-owner/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:55:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=171259 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/09/the-commons-bow-before-the-independent-business-owner/feed/ 101 As soon as MPs know precisely what they want, they will give it to them http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/01/popular-economics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/01/popular-economics/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:54:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=169474 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/01/popular-economics/feed/ 32 Mike Moffatt considers the corporate tax rate debate, while Stephen Gordon considers the GST.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/31/the-commons-let-us-renew-our-commitment-to-democracy-at-least-in-egypt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/31/the-commons-let-us-renew-our-commitment-to-democracy-at-least-in-egypt/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:45:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=169417 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/31/the-commons-let-us-renew-our-commitment-to-democracy-at-least-in-egypt/feed/ 82 Six weeks later, our MPs haven't changed a bit http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/28/should-the-federal-government-push-ahead-with-its-plan-to-cut-corporate-taxes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/28/should-the-federal-government-push-ahead-with-its-plan-to-cut-corporate-taxes/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:44:38 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=169085 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/28/should-the-federal-government-push-ahead-with-its-plan-to-cut-corporate-taxes/feed/ 45 ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/27/the-more-you-know/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/27/the-more-you-know/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:38:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=168820 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/27/the-more-you-know/feed/ 125 Abacus asks Canadians how they feel about the corporate tax rate. Once respondents were... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/gordon-campbell-fiscal-genius/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/gordon-campbell-fiscal-genius/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:20:28 +0000 Cathy Gulli http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156383 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/10/gordon-campbell-fiscal-genius/feed/ 6 Campbell has been crowned the country’s most fiscally responsible premier by the Fraser Institute http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/the-corporate-tax-cut-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/the-corporate-tax-cut-debate/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:20:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156254 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/04/the-corporate-tax-cut-debate/feed/ 0 Jasmin Guénette and Vincent Geloso from the Montreal Economic Institute, Maxime Bernier’s old haunt,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/01/the-commons-in-search-of-loose-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/01/the-commons-in-search-of-loose-change/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:17:53 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=130008 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/01/the-commons-in-search-of-loose-change/feed/ 49 Because it would be "utterly indefensible" to spend any less than $1 billion http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/27/proactive-disclosure-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/27/proactive-disclosure-2/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 16:50:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=129177 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/27/proactive-disclosure-2/feed/ 24 Stephen Gordon has put together a valuable primer ahead of what probably should be... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/26/the-commons-first-convince-us-youll-do-no-harm/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/26/the-commons-first-convince-us-youll-do-no-harm/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 22:21:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=128990 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/26/the-commons-first-convince-us-youll-do-no-harm/feed/ 137 Would Michael Ignatieff, if given the opportunity, destroy this country? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/21/zero-means-zero/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/21/zero-means-zero/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 21:01:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=128268 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/21/zero-means-zero/feed/ 78 Maxime Bernier muses on government spending and taxation in a speech to the Frontier... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/13/the-commons-does-anyone-here-know-how-to-balance-a-cheque-book/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/13/the-commons-does-anyone-here-know-how-to-balance-a-cheque-book/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 22:05:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=126306 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/13/the-commons-does-anyone-here-know-how-to-balance-a-cheque-book/feed/ 58 In this House nothing can be said to be certain, except aspersions and taxes http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/10/the-commons-be-serious/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/10/the-commons-be-serious/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 22:16:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=125413 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/10/the-commons-be-serious/feed/ 11 The government wanted questions about the economy, and Ignatieff delivered http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/01/let-us-settle-this-like-gentlemen/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/01/let-us-settle-this-like-gentlemen/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:36:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=118684 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/01/let-us-settle-this-like-gentlemen/feed/ 50 On Monday, Perrin Beatty, president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, wrote Michael Ignatieff... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/29/the-commons-smirking-towards-the-future/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/29/the-commons-smirking-towards-the-future/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:16:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=118103 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/29/the-commons-smirking-towards-the-future/feed/ 58 Baird slams the Liberals' “thinking, spending, taxing conference” http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/05/the-donut-speech-fact-checked-iv/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/05/the-donut-speech-fact-checked-iv/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:09:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=85614 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/05/the-donut-speech-fact-checked-iv/feed/ 28 Erin Weir goes to Tim Hortons’ regulatory filings in search of the motivating factors...