Mike's Daily Comment

Backlash Grows Over Carbon Tax

Contrary to what some well known climate activists state – a carbon tax hurts economic growth. That’s why the revenues collected from BC’s original carbon tax were offset by reductions in personal and business taxes but that mode’s been rejected by today’s greedy governments.
 
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Trade Alarms Ring Loud Amid Risk of Protectionism

 

Thanks to Donald Trump protectionism is in the news. Make no mistake, protectionism applies to one group or industry, keeps prices higher that the consumer has to pay. We are no better here in Canada, just this week the BC Government announced all infrastructure projects would have to be unionized. That’s going to hurt….

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Taxes Will Rise if National Pharmacare Implemented

Kevin Page, former parliamentary buget officer had some interesting comments for Provincial Premiers. Interesting as not quite what you’d expect to hear about a new social program

 

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Ozzie’s Worldwide Property Price Scan

Ozzie looks at property prices, and to put a perspective on what is happening in Canada Ozzie looks at European & other foreign prices some which will surprise you.

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1000’s of Canadians Suffer Needlessly

6 years ago the Canadian Medical Associations report on Canadian healthcare concluded “the system needs to be massively transformed, a task that demands political courage, leadership, flexibility from within the healthcare profession and farsightedness on behalf of the public. 

 

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