The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) will post a new report entitled “The Fiscal and Distributional Impact of Changes to the Federal Personal Income Tax Regime” on the website at www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca. Call 613-992-8026.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study spotlighting the health care systems of 10 different countries in the developed world. The study, Cost Sharing and Universal Health Care examines the utilization of health-care user fees — for access to hospitals, general practitioners or specialists — in these countries which, like Canada, have accessible and … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) will post a new report entitled “Household Indebtedness and Financial Vulnerability” on the website at www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca. This report reviews the evolution of household indebtedness in Canada and assesses prospects for household financial vulnerability over the medium term. Call 613-992-8026.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study examining the effects of increases in corporate and payroll tax rates in Canada. While activists continue to advocate for increases in corporate taxes as a means to deal with current fiscal challenges, The Effect of Corporate Income and Payroll Taxes on the Wages of Canadian Workers, calculates … Read more
The Broadbent Institute hosts a webinar on “Canadian Electoral Reform – Public Opinion on Possible Alternatives.” The federal government repeated in its Speech from the Throne the Liberal’s election commitment that the 2019 federal election would not be held under the current First-Past-the-Post system. In December 2015, the Broadbent Institute commissioned a survey to measure Canadians’ … Read more
The Fraser Institute is expected to release a new study examining the level of federal transfers to provincial and territorial governments. In recent months, some provincial premiers have blamed a lack of funding from Ottawa for their inability to balance their budgets. The study, Are the Provinces Really Shortchanged by Federal Transfers? looks at the … Read more
The Bank of Canada is expected to release the winter issues of the Business Outlook Survey and the Senior Loan Officer Survey. These documents will be available on the website. Call 613-782-8782.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.) will launch the pre-budget consultation process with a Google Hangout with students from various Canadian universities. It can be accessed at http://www.budget.gc.ca/pbc16/.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study examining whether high income Canadians are gaining at the expense of low income Canadians. Income Mobility, The Rich and Poor in Canada, written by Herbert Grubel, professor emeritus of economics at Simon Fraser University and Fraser Institute senior fellow, spotlights the concepts of income inequality and income mobility … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study spotlighting the interest costs incurred by the levels of total government debt (federal, provincial and local) in Canada. The study, The Cost of Government Debt in Canada, examines the substantial increases in government debt — throughout the country — since the 2008/09 recession. It also spotlights the … Read more
