Archive for category Taxes
PBO report card shows municipalities will be left holding the bag on infrastructure projects
Posted by sitemaster in Accountability, Conservatives, Employment, Taxes, The Economy on August 9, 2010
OTTAWA, August 9, 2010 – A report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer today shows that delays by the Harper government in getting infrastructure stimulus funding out the door means municipalities – and, ultimately, the local taxpayer – could be left having to pay for millions of dollars worth of projects, Liberal Infrastructure Critic Gerard Kennedy said. Read on »
Can you spare $10 billion?
Posted by sitemaster in Accountability, Conservatives, Crime & Safety, Taxes, The Deficit on May 11, 2010
VANCOUVER SUN MAY 5, 2010
Conservatism, in both theory and practice, advocates that governments must introduce changes only when there is substantial evidence of their potential efficacy, and only when their costs are known and manageable.
Just how unconservative the federal government is acting is evident from its criminal justice reforms. Read on »
What has changed in Ottawa in two months?
Posted by sitemaster in Conservatives, Democracy, Liberals, Taxes, The Deficit, The Economy on March 2, 2010
by Andrew Coyne, Macleans Magazine, March 1, 2010
Parliament returns, to a changed political landscape. As late as mid-December, the Conservatives were still leading the Liberals by eight to 10 points. Two months and one prorogation later, the parties are statistically tied. Read on »
Analysis: Jim Flaherty’s sacred cows — corporate tax cuts
Posted by sitemaster in Taxes, The Deficit, The Economy on February 24, 2010
Les Whittington, Ottawa Bureau, The Toronto Star, February 24, 2010
OTTAWA–Faced with skyrocketing debts, the federal Conservatives say they will begin cutting spending on government programs in the March 4 budget. But the massive corporate tax cuts that are deepening Ottawa’s deficit hole every year will not be touched, officials say. Read on »
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