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Taxation - Municipal
The pro-carbon tax20 Feb 2008 National Post Governments are proposing carbon taxes to discourage people and industries from activities that emit carbon dioxide. This is a feeble use of the tax system in fending off the catastrophe that governments see coming. There are other, more powerful ways in which governments could, and should, use the tax system if they truly want to discourage CO2 emissions. Full story » Turn Green property tax plan on its head18 Oct 2005 National Post Urban life realizes environmental ideals. The city resident drives less, burns less home heating fuel, more often patronizes neighbourhood establishments and more often consumes locally made products, all the while producing more wealth using fewer resources. To live lightly on the land, it's best to look to the urban village. Full story » Beggars' summit18 Sep 2004 National Post Canada's cities must "work together to make sure we all have the tools and resources we need to thrive," an inspired Toronto Mayor David Miller said earlier this week, in anticipation of this weekend's City Summit of mayors in Toronto. Uninspiringly, the resources the cities crave are more tax revenues; the tools they wave a tin cup and a begging bowl. Full story » On-ramp to power11 Dec 2003 National Post Canada's conservatives have voted overwhelmingly to create a new Conservative Party of Canada. They now need to decide on a leader but even more, they need to decide whether to contest Canada's urbanized ridings, home to an overwhelming number of voters. Full story » Fading family30 Apr 2005 National Post By accident and design, modern governments act to subvert traditional family institutions. Much of what was once normal in our societies is punished by the tax system, if not outlawed altogether. Much of what undermines the organization of the traditional family, meanwhile, is now subsidized. Full story » Winnipeg's Renaissance man21 Mar 1999 The Next City
OUTSIDE THE WINDOW, A GREY PALL HANGS OVER DOWNTOWN WINNIPEG. Seated behind his desk on the sixth floor of the 97-year-old Hammond Building at the corner of Portage and Main is Tom Dixon, an award-winning preservationist, who in the last 18 years has saved several of Winnipeg's historic buildings from the wrecking ball and transformed them into vibrant, living spaces. Full story » Martin's 19th-century Cabinet27 Dec 2003 National Post Paul Martin bills himself as a Prime Minister for the 21st century. His first Cabinet better suits the 19th century. Full story » |
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