6-minute read
Bombardier et les échecs du capitalisme d’État
The failure of government bailouts of large corporations.
3-minute read
Focusing on CEO pay is a costly distraction
The salaries of the 100 highest paid CEOs in Canada would finance governments for 10 hours.
7-minute read
Les taux d’intérêt négatifs pour les nuls
The concept of negative interest rates.
6-minute read
Moi, Isabelle, 57 ans, infirmière et retraitée
Calculating retirement benefits for public sector employees.
4-minute read
This Is How Police Services Can Do More With Less
Subcontracting certain auxiliary tasks performed by police officers to security agents would allow a reduction in the cost of police services.
6-minute read
Services policiers : comment en faire plus, à moindre coût
Subcontracting certain auxiliary tasks performed by police officers to security agents would allow a reduction in the cost of police services.
6-minute read
Cyber lundi: mettre fin à la concurrence déloyale
The difficulties of collecting sales taxes on online purchases in other provinces and abroad.
5-minute read
Montréal championne des taxes affectant les investissements
Viewpoint comparing the total tax burden on investment returns in large Canadian cities.
4-minute read
To tax or not to tax online purchases
The difficulties of collecting sales taxes on online purchases in other provinces and abroad.
13-minute read
The Dilemma of Taxing Online Purchases
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.