The difficulties of collecting sales taxes on online purchases in other provinces and abroad.

SAQ : The end of a monopoly?

When Canadian consumers buy goods or services from retailers located outside their province, or outside Canada, it is very difficult to collect sales taxes on these transactions. Taxes on a certain portion of such purchases in other provinces and countries therefore go uncollected. The fact that these purchases are less expensive puts local online retailers, as well as brick-and-mortar retailers, at a disadvantage, as they are faced with a kind of unfair competition. Governments are also deprived, at first glance, of substantial revenues.

The benefits of ride-sharing applications.

Taxing the rich is not the solution to tax evasion.

Subcontracting certain auxiliary tasks performed by police officers to security agents would allow a reduction in the cost of police services.

The Paris Conference that opens on November 30, 2015, is drawing plenty of attention to the fight against climate change, an issue that blends political rhetoric, economic logic and climate science. The aim of this Research Paper is to make key climate change concepts easier to understand as well as to put the mechanisms discussed here in a Canadian context and to base public policy choices on the most relevant facts.

Quebec cracks down on Airbnb-style home-rental services.

Innovative specialized services are revolutionizing the way people consume wine.

The impact of a new tax on vacant premises.