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Harper’s key framing argument is that a stable majority is needed to maintain an economic recovery which would be derailed by a coalition. I find…

It appears likely that the Conservatives will announce a campaign promise to introduce “income-splitting”. Income splitting allows couples to divide their income between both partners…

During her ill-fated campaign as Prime Minister, Kim Campbell famously noted that elections are no time for serious policy debate. It comes as no surprise,…

Income splitting? Really? That’s the Conservatives’ big plan for helping to ease the financial burden of couples with children? I’m not surprised. After all, this…

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Although last week’s election-provoking federal budget was entitled, “A Low-Tax Plan for Jobs and Growth,” it notably did not address the corporate tax cuts at…

In a rather transparent temporary fix, the pre election Budget proposes to temporarily continue existing and recently expired work-sharing arrangements and to extend two “pilot…