The Ontario government is tabling its proposed HST legislation this week (tax to come into effect July 1). B.C. is also moving forward on its HST.

My previous post ended with the thought that a flat tax might be a better system than the monstrosity of the present. I was going to do a write-up on it but some readers wrote in recently and did a better job expounding on flat taxes than I would have ...

The most popular article on the Canadian Business website currently is a beautifully researched and written piece called Squeezed, authored by Rob Gerlsbeck. It takes a look into why the middle class in Canada seems to just be scrimping by.

Mr. Roy, a former Nortel Networks senior manager, did not realize he was headed for disaster when he exercised options on 5,000 Nortel shares at $50. It was the glory days when the shares were trading at $100 in the stock market, so his immediate gain was $250,000.

The anti-Harper crowd is making way too much out of an off-the-cuff comment on taxes made by Canada's prime minister.

In an interview with the Globe and Mail's Eric Reguly, Stephen Harper said this: "You know, there's two schools in economics on this, one is that there are some good taxes and the other is that no taxes are good taxes. I'm in the latter category. I don't believe any ...

I’m in favor of people living within their means and creating wealth through saving and investing. I believe they will live better lives, and the country’s economy will be stronger for it. Kudos then for Kerry Taylor ….

The Toronto garbage strike drags on, inconveniencing citizens there. Bus drivers in Ottawa went on strike earlier this year and after it ended, drivers were churlish with customers, buses ran behind schedule, and fares got hiked. Then in late June came news that $15 million in gold was apparently stolen ...

Property taxes can vary significantly between communities. The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing publishes a wealth of community financial data on it's Financial Information Return website. There you will find the property and education tax rates for over 400 communities and townships in the province. Considering that property ...

Gail Bebee, author of No Hype - The Straight Goods on Investing Your Money, says now is the time to start taking steps to reduce your taxes for the 2009 filing year. “Taxpayers shouldn’t just file away their 2008 tax returns. By spending just a few minutes examining the income ...