With governments looking for ways to maybe balance their budgets, some political parties, both provincial and federal, have dug up the not-so-unfamiliar idea of a wealth tax.

Si certains riches réussissent peut-être à éviter de payer l’impôt sur le revenu grâce à diverses manœuvres (légales ou non), je peux vous assurer que plusieurs en paient, et une claque à part ça!

It is not only fair to compensate airlines for policy mandates, it is critical for the health and well-being of Canadian society.

In anticipation of the 2021-2022 federal budget, the New Democratic Party of Canada is proposing a tax on large fortunes.

Report (in French) with Miguel Ouellette, Director of Operations and Economist at the MEI, about the importance of returning to a balanced budget as soon as possible by controlling expenditures. Broadcast on February 4, 2021, on Noovo’s NVL.

To achieve a balanced budget, controlling spending will be key. Increasing the tax burden could slow down economic growth.

The return to a balanced budget in the medium term is necessary, and it must be achieved by controlling governmental expenditures. One way to do this is to set up a standing expenditure review committee, as the federal government did following the financial crisis of 2008-2009, shows this publication.

January 28, 2021 | 32 min. 48 sec. | Pénélope (Ici Radio-Canada) Debate (in French) with Germain Belzile, Senior Associate Researcher at […]

January 28, 2021 | 8 min. 20 sec. | Richard Martineau (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Miguel Ouellette, Director of Operations […]

As he takes office, President Joe Biden is inheriting a health crisis, an economic crisis compared by some to the 1929 crisis, and mismanaged public finances. This Economic Note sketches a picture of the budgetary policy of President Trump, under whose management the federal government’s debt grew by 36%.