The past year has seen a disconcerting trend for Canada in terms of its global tax competitiveness and attractiveness to investment. In their Annual Global Tax Competitiveness Ranking, Jack Mintz and Duanjie Chen of The School of Public Policy examine the tax environment of 90 countries and find that Canada has fallen 11 spots over […]
A report published today by The School of Public Policy concludes that trading rules are impeding international progress on climate change. Authors Dan and Natassia Ciuriak argue that because of a lack of concerted international action, climate change policy gets “pushed down” to sub-national governments and the courts. The trading system is not helping, argue […]
There is plenty of debate over how much government should tax corporations. One populist viewpoint is that a shift of the tax burden towards companies will mean average citizens pay less. However, a report published today by The School of Public Policy demonstrates that this scenario isn’t likely to happen. Authors Bev Dahlby, Ergete Ferede […]
Six years ago, a financial and economic crisis rocked the global economy. Since then international regulators, led by the Financial Stability Board and supported by the G20, have designed new laws and regulatory standards to prevent a reoccurrence. But have these measures helped, or have they made matters worse? In a report released today by […]
The majority of Canadians believe that our health-care system is universal, comprehensive and equitable, but is it? The truth is that although Canadians strongly support medicare, few actually know what it covers – and what it doesn’t. In a report published today by The School of Public Policy, authors Herb Emery and Ron Kneebone look […]
A report published today by The School of Public Policy finds the notion of “green jobs” saving the environment while yielding economic benefit to be nothing but fantasy. “By emphasizing “green jobs,” policy-makers risk measuring environmental progress based on a concept that can often be entirely irrelevant, or worse, can actually be detrimental to both […]
Economy watchers have a new disease to worry about: Canadian disease. A report published today by The School of Public Policy argues that while many politicians and pundits blame the resource boom for recent employment declines in the manufacturing sector, also known as Dutch disease, these accusations are misguided. Serge Coulombe, the report’s author, argues […]
The thought of paying zero provincial income taxes may seem like fantasy to Albertans. But, if the province were to implement a Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), it could be reality for a large portion of the population. In a report published today by The School of Public Policy, authors Jack Mintz and Philip Bazel examine […]
As the Alberta government juggles countless options for reforming its cash-strapped health-care system, a report published today by The School of Public Policy offers direction on where focus and resources should fall. The report’s authors (Shannon Spenceley, Cheryl Andres, Janet Lapins, Robert Wedel, Tobias Gelber and Lisa Halma) argue the need for whole-system reform that […]