Broadbent Institute to host Canada’s largest annual progressive politics conference
OTTAWA—During this key election year and on the eve of the tabling of the federal budget, the Broadbent Institute is convening the largest annual progressive politics event for leading thinkers, policy experts and organizers.
Read moreIncreasing TFSA contribution limits would be a ‘ticking time bomb,’ founder warns
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The two men who might be considered the fathers of tax-free savings accounts in Canada, now worth more than $132 billion, appear to be in disagreement over what happens next to their brainchild.
Read moreFinally — a tax idea even worse than income-splitting
Rhys Kesselman / iPolitics
The federal government has delivered on the first of its two major tax promises from the 2011 election campaign. Income-splitting has been extensively assessed and widely criticized for its revenue cost, its tilt toward higher-income families, and its failure to accomplish anything beneficial for the economy.
Read moreDoubling TFSA limits would cost billions, benefit the wealthy: Reports
Sheena Goodyear / QMI Agency
If the Tories go ahead with plans to double the contribution limit on tax-free savings accounts, it will cost the government billions of dollars and benefit only the very wealthy, two separate studies released Tuesday say.
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