The Fraser Institute - Calgary's Business

B.C. wants more rental units; will municipalities follow through?

Posted by The Fraser Institute | May 14, 2018

New zoning powers for local governments will only meaningfully affect rental vacancy rates if cities streamline approval processes

Posted by Charles Lammam | May 13, 2018

Such a program would weaken the incentives to work for lower-income Canadians and people not strongly tied to the labour force

Posted by Charles Lammam | May 10, 2018

The better plan would be a work-based subsidy that provides a cash transfer to working families with incomes below a certain level

Posted by Charles Lammam | May 9, 2018

When you add up the eliminated credits, you get a very different perspective on the total income tax changes

Posted by Charles Lammam | May 8, 2018

A mere 10.6% of the nearly $100 billion in new infrastructure spending is for trade and transportation