Michael Bradfield, Author at CCPA

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Gender Equality
News & Commentary

Weighing the costs and benefits of the federal Pay Equity Act
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January 12, 2021
Energy Policy
Environment & Sustainability
News & Commentary

Fracking—Dollars and Sense
This commentary, by Michael Bradfield, a member of the Nova Scotia Hydraulic Facturing (Fracking) Review Panel, clarifies the economics of adopting a serious ban on exploration…
October 27, 2014
Tax Policy

Policy Points: An alternative to property taxes
Municipalities (villages, towns, and even big cities) across Canada have major financial problems – their tax base is (1) inadequate for their responsibilities or for…
February 25, 2013
Alternative Federal Budget
Economic Indicators
Government Finance

Fast Facts: Facts, Principles, and Priorities in Government Budgets
Nova Scotians are again invited to help the provincial government “return to balance”, i.e., reduce the province’s deficit and debt. We are reminded that “if…
March 1, 2011
Income & Wealth Inequality
Infrastructure, Cities & Transit
Tax Policy

How to make municipal tax reform as fair as possible
On January 26, the HRM Council will again address municipal tax reform proposals. But the proposals are merely piece-meal changes. We need to ask and…
January 21, 2010
Government Finance

Two cheers and a raspberry for the Government of Nova Scotia
The Hamm government deserves two cheers for its recent decisions: (1) to cancel the planned corporate tax cut in light of the September budget update…
October 25, 2001

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