Forget OECD tax dreams, widen GST/HST: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Let’s get our share of global technology profits by expanding the GST/HST tax base to include digital services, writes Jack Mintz in the...
Watch out for the carbon tariff; the last thing this world needs is another trade weapon: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
The danger is they will end up being used in aid of green protectionism that will shrink global trade, writes Jack Mintz in...
Chrystia Freeland’s tough week trying to defend breathtaking permanent spending plans: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
At some point, Freeland will have to tell us we can’t spend what we can’t afford, writes Jack Mintz in the Financial Post....
The throne speech you'll never hear: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Getting people back to work with higher-paying jobs is much better than paying people not to work, writes Jack Mintz in the Financial...
The Throne Speech we’d like to see: 13 big ideas for Parliament’s next session
With a historic Throne Speech coming on Sept. 23, the government has many challenges to face with the current pandemic and economic crisis,...
The separatist impulse — in Canada and abroad: Jack Mintz in the National Post
Canada’s encounters with Alberta or Western separatism reflect several truisms that can be learned from elsewhere, writes Jack Mintz in the National Post....
Make no mistake, housing is far from tax-free: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Adding an income tax on top of all the other levies could make a principal residence the most heavily taxed asset in Canada,...
Liberals’ latest plan to penalize western energy is exactly what Canada doesn’t need: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
If they’re wise enough to rethink their plan, they should instead develop one that reduces GHG emissions without killing the western golden goose,...
Build back better: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
For now, politicians should focus on two critical issues for a recovery agenda: how to manage the health pandemic and how to get...
Warning! Liberal spending blitz ahead: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
The Trudeau government seems bent on bribing voters with mountains of new debt that it will leave for others to pay, writes Jack...
