Inequality was the top issue on the agenda of last week’s World Economic Forum meetings and the subject of regular commentary on editorial pages. Star columnist Linda McQuaig, for instance, recently questioned the “morality of so much wealth concentrated in…

“Research proves the most effective way to improve student learning is to ensure parents are actively involved in their children’s education.” Former Alberta Teachers Association President, Bauni Mackay. You would think, given the critical importance of their involvement, that parents…

When it comes to taxes, most of the pressure put on Ottawa takes the form of calls for “lower” taxes. Left in the shadows are the more tricky questions of “better” taxes, or even “fairer” taxes. That is unfortunate because…

Using Canada’s tax system as a social policy tool has created unfairness in federal income tax policy, hurting Canadian families, particularly those with children, argues a study released by the C.D. Howe Institute. The authors suggest that providing a universal…

Canada’s income tax system is inequitable and inefficient in its treatment of families with children, conclude economists Kenneth J. Boessenkool and John Richards in a study released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. Boessenkool and Richards argue that, as Canadians…