CHP
Commentary

13Mar2007

The hypocrisy of taxing income trusts

When I heard Finance Minister Flaherty's comments in support of taxing income trusts, I was so disturbed that I felt I must comment. His remarks reflect either a naivety concerning how tax funds are generated, or a cynicism that ordinary citizens won't understand, and therefore think he is defending their best interests.<
  • March 13, 2007
  • Ian Knight
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28Nov2006

Give credit where credit is due

When I heard Finance Minister Flaherty’s recent “economic statement”-not exactly a mini-budget, but an opportunity for the government to make a fiscal policy statement-and he spoke of “paying down the national debt like a household mortgage”, I had two immediate reactions...
  • November 28, 2006
  • Ian Knight
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