Policy Options

For eight months of the year, I live in Ontario, and for the other four months I live in my home province of Saskatchewan. In Toronto, the weather is...

Canada is one of over 100 other countries that are in intense discussions and negotiations in Paris about how to fundamentally reform the international corporate tax system. While other...

(This article has been translated into French.) Digital technologies are changing not only what happens in our economy, they are also changing its fundamental character. At this moment, a...

Canada has a strong, vibrant and internationally envied financial sector. But change is upon us. Skillful fintech entrepreneurs are leveraging disruptive technologies to create new financial products and services...

Canada is the world’s fourth largest producer of both conventional and unconventional crude oil. Unlike most other major producers, Canada has essentially one export market: the United States. Crude...

A young family turns to their physician, who they know is regulated in their province, for their medical needs. They are confident in their choice because they know the...

Give the Auditor General’s (AG) spring report credit for exposing a problem that is costing us hundreds of millions in lost tax revenue. But it didn’t take much forensic work...

The federal government talks tough on overseas tax evasion, saying it is a high priority and it will catch you if you cheat. But the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)...

Bill Young makes a provocative argument for more public regulation of the way charitable foundations deploy their assets for public benefit. He suggests that the government force foundations to...

The goal of the federal government’s First Time Home Buyer Incentive (FTHBI) is admirable: The new $1.25-billion housing program aims to help young Canadians buy their first house by...