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Tue, 21 May 2013 19:53:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/note-to-the-ndp-and-everyone-else-the-popular-tax-hikes-dont-increase-tax-revenues/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/note-to-the-ndp-and-everyone-else-the-popular-tax-hikes-dont-increase-tax-revenues/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:10:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=374916 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/note-to-the-ndp-and-everyone-else-the-popular-tax-hikes-dont-increase-tax-revenues/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon on good politics and not very good economics http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/i-would-consider-raising-the-gst-but-only-if-needed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/i-would-consider-raising-the-gst-but-only-if-needed/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:34:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=336801 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/i-would-consider-raising-the-gst-but-only-if-needed/feed/ 0 Amid all else on Friday afternoon, Martha Hall Findlay released a statement to explain... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/martha-hall-findlay-and-the-gst/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/martha-hall-findlay-and-the-gst/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:21:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=336060 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/martha-hall-findlay-and-the-gst/feed/ 0 The Liberal leadership contender explains herself to the Canadian Press. The former Toronto MP... 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/2013/01/10/who-wants-to-raise-the-gst/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/who-wants-to-raise-the-gst/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:09:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335580 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/who-wants-to-raise-the-gst/feed/ 0 Former Liberal MP Martha Hall Findlay does, apparently. An important thing she mentioned was... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/334563/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/334563/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:35:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334563 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/334563/feed/ 0 The Globe wonders whether this will be the year we learn to love taxes.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/trudeau-and-the-gst/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/trudeau-and-the-gst/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:34:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=322817 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/03/trudeau-and-the-gst/feed/ 0 During his interview on CBC’s The House, Justin Trudeau ruled out an increase in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/idea-alert-64/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/idea-alert-64/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:54:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242059 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/idea-alert-64/feed/ 0 Jack Mintz, an economist whose expertise the Harper government values very, very, very, very,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/brian-topp-goes-there/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/brian-topp-goes-there/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:08:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221117 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/brian-topp-goes-there/feed/ 21 The NDP leadership candidate talks taxes. “I will be talking about income taxes and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/raise-taxes-to-reduce-inequality/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/raise-taxes-to-reduce-inequality/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:32:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220335 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/17/raise-taxes-to-reduce-inequality/feed/ 19 Mike Moffatt argues we aren’t prepared to do what’s necessary to reduce inequality. The... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/a-state-of-perfect-disharmony/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/a-state-of-perfect-disharmony/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:30:01 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/a-state-of-perfect-disharmony/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/a-state-of-perfect-disharmony/feed/ 8 COYNE: You'd think provinces would not have to be bribed to act in their own interest http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/cutting-the-right-taxes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/cutting-the-right-taxes/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:00:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216889 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/cutting-the-right-taxes/feed/ 61 Scott Clark and Peter DeVries propose a new tax plan to fix the government’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/right-place-right-time-right-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/right-place-right-time-right-party/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:15:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/right-place-right-time-right-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/right-place-right-time-right-party/feed/ 24 Paul Wells on how Ted Byfield helped pave the way for Harper's majority win http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/in-praise-of-vat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/in-praise-of-vat/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:32:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=215929 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/in-praise-of-vat/feed/ 27 Stephen Gordon tries to reconcile progressives with sales taxes. Outside Canada, it is generally... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/the-demise-of-the-hst-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/the-demise-of-the-hst-ii/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:21:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212087 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/29/the-demise-of-the-hst-ii/feed/ 11 Frances Woolley considers the merits of stealth taxation. The federal GST or goods and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/you-are-invited-to-a-tax-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/you-are-invited-to-a-tax-party/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:45:16 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205645 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/you-are-invited-to-a-tax-party/feed/ 40 B.C. residents tune out the spin, and turn to each other for the HST vote http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/the-structural-deficit-that-dare-not-speak-its-name/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/the-structural-deficit-that-dare-not-speak-its-name/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:18:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=195968 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/07/the-structural-deficit-that-dare-not-speak-its-name/feed/ 31 Stephen Gordon sees yesterday’s budget as an implicit acknowledgement of a structural deficit. Many... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/20/what-harper-has-planned-for-ottawa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/20/what-harper-has-planned-for-ottawa/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:40:05 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=185983 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/20/what-harper-has-planned-for-ottawa/feed/ 215 The PM plans to continue shrinking government; health care transfers will help http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/31/michael-ignatieff-on-the-conservatives%e2%80%99-economic-record/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/31/michael-ignatieff-on-the-conservatives%e2%80%99-economic-record/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:06:53 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=180588 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/31/michael-ignatieff-on-the-conservatives%e2%80%99-economic-record/feed/ 37 In 2009, the federal government’s balance sheet went from showing a surplus of $9.597... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/15/the-haves-and-the-have-nots/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/15/the-haves-and-the-have-nots/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:06:48 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=176651 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/15/the-haves-and-the-have-nots/feed/ 0 New South Wales used to be Australia's economic engine. Now, it's set to receive equalization. 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/2011/01/13/what-a-new-democrat-wants/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/13/what-a-new-democrat-wants/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:09:40 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=166793 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/13/what-a-new-democrat-wants/feed/ 39 David Akin reviews Jack Layton’s demands. “New Democrats are fighting to make sure stronger... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/13/the-economist/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/13/the-economist/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:50:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=166759 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/13/the-economist/feed/ 72 Stephen Harper, September 2008. “My own belief is if we were going to have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/26/a-price-solution-for-an-income-problem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/26/a-price-solution-for-an-income-problem/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:08:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=154520 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/26/a-price-solution-for-an-income-problem/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon questions the NDP call for a tax break on home-heating costs. If... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/20/the-commons-sound-economic-theory/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/20/the-commons-sound-economic-theory/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:01:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=153774 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/20/the-commons-sound-economic-theory/feed/ 0 Suddenly, it matters what economists think http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/ideas-are-dangerous/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/ideas-are-dangerous/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:00:17 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149911 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/ideas-are-dangerous/feed/ 0 Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was praised for rising above ideology http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/05/being-right-v-sounding-right/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/05/being-right-v-sounding-right/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:17:20 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=150902 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/05/being-right-v-sounding-right/feed/ 0 Stephen Gordon sees what’s going on here. A disconcerting trend is establishing itself in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/04/idea-alert-30/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/04/idea-alert-30/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:35:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=150610 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/04/idea-alert-30/feed/ 0 Jack Layton pitches tax relief. The federal NDP wants Ottawa to scrap the federal... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/27/people-like-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/27/people-like-it/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:46:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=144365 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/27/people-like-it/feed/ 0 From the Globe’s epic profile of Jim Flaherty, the Finance Minister explains why cutting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/24/most-exclusive-pm-interview-ever/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/24/most-exclusive-pm-interview-ever/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:00:48 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=116197 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/24/most-exclusive-pm-interview-ever/feed/ 9 Stephen Harper from five years ago has a few questions for his present-day alter ego http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/idea-alert-22/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/idea-alert-22/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:04:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=113602 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/03/idea-alert-22/feed/ 23 Economist Stephen Gordon wishes for a staggered reincrease of the GST, then opens the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/idea-alert-20/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/idea-alert-20/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:45:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=110741 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/23/idea-alert-20/feed/ 40 The RCMP report tabled yesterday by Colin Kenny and a delegation of Liberal senators... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/29/gerard-kennedy-maverick-watch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/29/gerard-kennedy-maverick-watch/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:07:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=104746 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/29/gerard-kennedy-maverick-watch/feed/ 25 The Liberal MP dares champion the notions of “discussion” and “consideration” and even “debate.”... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/26/we-will-pay-for-this-one-way-or-another/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/26/we-will-pay-for-this-one-way-or-another/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:51:10 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=102864 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/26/we-will-pay-for-this-one-way-or-another/feed/ 48 ANDREW COYNE: The government has a choice. It can either break its promise not to raise taxes. Or it can break its promise not to cut transfers. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/27/this-week-good-newsbad-news-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/27/this-week-good-newsbad-news-3/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:45:20 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=94570 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/27/this-week-good-newsbad-news-3/feed/ 3 A week in the life of twilight http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/24/ad-hoc-parliamentary-reform-of-the-week/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/24/ad-hoc-parliamentary-reform-of-the-week/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:37:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=94171 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/24/ad-hoc-parliamentary-reform-of-the-week/feed/ 6 If the government won’t answer your requests in Question Period, leave. Frustrated by Premier... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/23/a-few-kind-words-for-harmonization/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/23/a-few-kind-words-for-harmonization/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:40:23 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=93224 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/23/a-few-kind-words-for-harmonization/feed/ 51 ANDREW COYNE: It isn’t a tax grab. Prices won’t increase. So why all the fuss? http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/13/its-the-gst-stupid/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/13/its-the-gst-stupid/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:55:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=92559 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/13/its-the-gst-stupid/feed/ 45 Stephen Gordon tries to figure out the federal deficit. And here we have an... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/16/time-for-ignatieff-to-take-a-chance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/16/time-for-ignatieff-to-take-a-chance/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:20:08 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=87204 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/16/time-for-ignatieff-to-take-a-chance/feed/ 83 If the Liberal leader wants to show some backbone and differentiate himself from Harper, he should start by addressing the deficit issue http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/13/how-we-got-from-there-to-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/13/how-we-got-from-there-to-here/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:24:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=86914 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/13/how-we-got-from-there-to-here/feed/ 110 The Star sorts out how the federal books got the way they are. Taking... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/07/two-part-harmony/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/07/two-part-harmony/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:24:57 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=86092 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/07/two-part-harmony/feed/ 45 Jack Layton, in QP yesterday, wondering if Stephen Harper agrees with his previous self.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/21/ignatieffs-hst-stance-unmurkified-itq-wouldnt-go-that-far-but-its-a-start/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/21/ignatieffs-hst-stance-unmurkified-itq-wouldnt-go-that-far-but-its-a-start/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:07:19 +0000 kadyomalley http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=83262 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/21/ignatieffs-hst-stance-unmurkified-itq-wouldnt-go-that-far-but-its-a-start/feed/ 66 Well, in marked contrast to his reaction to being questioned about his HST stance... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/19/jim-flaherty-maverick-watch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/19/jim-flaherty-maverick-watch/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:20:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=83030 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/19/jim-flaherty-maverick-watch/feed/ 28 Days after a report that he’s been told to zip it, the Finance Minister... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/16/the-commons-and-thats-when-the-nuns-started-yelling/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/16/the-commons-and-thats-when-the-nuns-started-yelling/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:53:56 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=82152 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/16/the-commons-and-thats-when-the-nuns-started-yelling/feed/ 47 All eyes were on Jack Layton, after those unruly "sisters" were escorted outside http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/16/shush-now-jim/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/16/shush-now-jim/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:44:45 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=81991 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/16/shush-now-jim/feed/ 29 Jim Flaherty, March 30. Last week, Ontario’s Liberal government, after objecting to the combined...