3-minute read
It’s Time to Reduce Taxes on Mutual Funds
The effects of the heavier tax burden placed on mutual funds compared to other investment vehicles.
2-minute read
Une preuve de plus qu’on est loin de l’« austérité »
The popular use, and abuse, of the word “austerity.”
7-minute read
The Excessive Taxation of Mutual Fund Management Fees
With rising life expectancy, saving for retirement is becoming increasingly important. Government programs like RRSPs and TFSAs encourage Canadians to save by allowing them to shelter certain portions of their incomes from taxation. Governments undermine this objective, though, by excessively inflating mutual fund management fees with sales taxes.
4-minute read
Long after prohibition, beer sale restrictions live on
Restrictions on the sale of beer in Canada.
9-minute read
Poverty Is Not a Permanent State of Affairs in Canada
The fate of the poorest members of our society is rightly a recurring subject of concern in economic debates. Certain statements commonly heard can, however, give the impression that there are a lot of low-income people in Canada, and that for the majority of them, poverty is a permanent state. This perception is actually contrary to the observed facts. As we shall see, the results of the available research are clear: Social mobility is high in Canada.
7-minute read
Anti-Piketty 2 : des données douteuses
Publication of the book Anti-Piketty: Vive le Capital au XXIe siècle!, by Libréchange editions.
4-minute read
Shipping jobs no way forward for Greece
The shipping industry and the Greek economy.
4-minute read
Closer scrutiny of Canadian economy doesn’t pass the recession test
Canada is clearly not in a recession.
4-minute read
Quebec’s costly daycare experiment
The Quebec subsidized daycare system.
5-minute read
Le coût du caribou forestier
The likely costs in terms of jobs and economic activity of conservation measures to protect the boreal caribou.