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‘The trouble with the populist narrative’

Bob Rae appeals to economics.

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Please hold

The Canadian Press notes that the Conservative promise of income splitting for two-parent families will be delayed another year by the government’s retreat from April’s pledge of a balanced budget in 2014-2015.

Election time and hyperbole is in the air

Election time and hyperbole is in the air

The election talk in Ontario over “foreign workers” has reached a new level of “huh?”

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‘Highly discriminatory’

Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro imparts his feelings on the Ontario election campaign.

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The Commons: Home improvement

The morning after the night before, Michael Ignatieff went for a stroll down the adhesives aisle of a Rona in suburban Gatineau. A Liberal candidate stood on each side of him. A semi-circle of photographers and cameramen shuffled backwards in front of him as he went.

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Policy alert

Michael Ignatieff promises various initiatives for rural Canada and a tax credit for firefighters.

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The trouble with tax credits

Kevin Milligan critiques the fitness tax credit proposed by the Conservatives.

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Policy alert

Stephen Harper promises a fitness tax credit. So long as he’s Prime Minister in 2015.

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The complicating simplification

Bill Curry looks at the practice and impact of targeted tax credits.

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A cozy but violent game

Taxpayers would be subsidizing violent games through the new interactive digital media tax credit

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Mark an X if you want a tax break

Alberta Liberals are proposing a $50 tax credit for voting