Patrick Brethour

The shaky tax foundation of Canada’s green-economy ambitions

Why Quebec’s proposed tax on the unvaccinated is unlikely to achieve its goal

The problem with taxing homes (it’s not what you think)

With rebates for farmers, Ottawa is nudging the sector away from fossil fuels

Minority of parents will reap benefits of Liberals’ child-care plans

A Very Tax and Spend Holiday Message

Readers are desperate for books, and publishers want to sell them. Between them is a global logistical mess

In this southern Manitoba town, the signs of an acute labour shortage are everywhere

Are Liberals repeating past mistakes by banking on healthy economic growth?

Ottawa’s ‘fiscal guardrails’ on debt levels have suddenly gone AWOL

On inflation indexing, Chrystia Freeland is ahead of her time

Much of government’s ‘time-limited’ pandemic stimulus spending looks anything but temporary

A provincial prayer – Give me a budget surplus, just not yet

Alberta rides higher oil prices toward a balanced budget

Why Quebec has Canada’s hottest economy – and growing equalization payments

Expanded sick leave set to become a pandemic legacy, even as federal, provincial programs flop

Canada’s new provincial powerhouse: Quebec set to outstrip peers for economic growth in 2021

B.C. residents can cross into U.S. for fuel, essential supplies without COVID-19 test to return

Inflation is a major headache for households, but not for Ottawa’s finances

When it comes to CEWS, it’s your money – but none of your business