Manitoba politicians are right to focus on affordability. But will they keep their promises if elected? There’s one question Manitoba politicians have to answer when they’re singing for their supper during the upcoming provincial election. Who’s going to make life more affordable? Inflation is making gas and groceries unaffordable, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon…
Saskatchewan is foolish to be pinning its entire fiscal strategy on revenue that is not guaranteed The Saskatchewan government’s first quarter results reveal the cracks in its budget plan. Budget 2023 initially projected a $1-billion surplus, but after four months, that supposed surplus has been cut in half and is now predicted to be $486…
Carbon tax is pinching Saskatchewanian’s ability to make ends meet. Moe needs to cut the province’s gas tax Saskatchewan is falling behind in the fight against carbon taxes. “Just watch me,” Premier Scott Moe said in 2017 when asked if he would stand up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax. But despite Moe’s opposition,…
Pumping more money into the Manitoba healthcare system that already isn’t working is not a real solution More money doesn’t mean fewer problems. For years, different groups in Manitoba have claimed that the government has consistently been cutting healthcare spending to the detriment of patients and those working in the healthcare system. The Manitoba Health…
Last year was a fiscal blessing for Saskatchewan. Let’s make sure the province doesn’t squander it If any farmer walked into their accountant’s office to finish off their year-end statements and discovered that they had made four times more than what they were expecting, they would assume their accountant was cooking the books. But in…
Will the small business tax rate increase break their backs? The recent uptick in the small business tax rate in Saskatchewan is causing worry, especially for the province's small businesses. As of July 1, the provincial government has elected to increase this tax rate, a move that Gage Haubrich, the Prairie Director of the Canadian…
Saskatchewan small business owners face higher taxes on Canada Day On Canada Day, small business owners in Saskatchewan will be paying higher taxes. That’s because the government of Saskatchewan is hiking the small business tax rate after cutting it to zero in 2020. The government will argue that this tax cut was always supposed to…
Past NDP tax hikes could influence upcoming Manitoba election. Tax cuts are desperately needed Manitobans need more tax relief. A family of four in Winnipeg making $75,000 a year pays more provincial taxes than if they lived in Saskatchewan, Alberta or British Columbia. Since the last election in 2019, inflation in Manitoba has gone up…
Premier Moe’s recent budget didn’t provide any tax relief for Saskatchewan taxpayers If you ask someone in Calgary where they are from, you’ll probably hear one answer more than you’d think: Saskatchewan. For years, thousands of Saskatchewanians who were not tied down by a farm, and even some who were, picked up and moved west…
The Saskatchewan government desperately needs a debt repayment plan. A heritage fund is that plan Good times don’t last forever. Farmers know when you have a bumper crop, you pay down debt and put some away for a dry year. The government needs to learn this lesson. Saskatchewan is experiencing a boom. Last year, resource…
Manitoba politicians are right to focus on affordability. But will they keep their promises if elected? There’s one question Manitoba politicians have to answer when they’re singing for their supper during the upcoming provincial election. Who’s going to make life more affordable? Inflation is making gas and groceries unaffordable, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon…
Saskatchewan is foolish to be pinning its entire fiscal strategy on revenue that is not guaranteed The Saskatchewan government’s first quarter results reveal the cracks in its budget plan. Budget 2023 initially projected a $1-billion surplus, but after four months, that supposed surplus has been cut in half and is now predicted to be $486…
Carbon tax is pinching Saskatchewanian’s ability to make ends meet. Moe needs to cut the province’s gas tax Saskatchewan is falling behind in the fight against carbon taxes. “Just watch me,” Premier Scott Moe said in 2017 when asked if he would stand up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax. But despite Moe’s opposition,…
Pumping more money into the Manitoba healthcare system that already isn’t working is not a real solution More money doesn’t mean fewer problems. For years, different groups in Manitoba have claimed that the government has consistently been cutting healthcare spending to the detriment of patients and those working in the healthcare system. The Manitoba Health…
Last year was a fiscal blessing for Saskatchewan. Let’s make sure the province doesn’t squander it If any farmer walked into their accountant’s office to finish off their year-end statements and discovered that they had made four times more than what they were expecting, they would assume their accountant was cooking the books. But in…
Will the small business tax rate increase break their backs? The recent uptick in the small business tax rate in Saskatchewan is causing worry, especially for the province's small businesses. As of July 1, the provincial government has elected to increase this tax rate, a move that Gage Haubrich, the Prairie Director of the Canadian…
Saskatchewan small business owners face higher taxes on Canada Day On Canada Day, small business owners in Saskatchewan will be paying higher taxes. That’s because the government of Saskatchewan is hiking the small business tax rate after cutting it to zero in 2020. The government will argue that this tax cut was always supposed to…
Past NDP tax hikes could influence upcoming Manitoba election. Tax cuts are desperately needed Manitobans need more tax relief. A family of four in Winnipeg making $75,000 a year pays more provincial taxes than if they lived in Saskatchewan, Alberta or British Columbia. Since the last election in 2019, inflation in Manitoba has gone up…
Premier Moe’s recent budget didn’t provide any tax relief for Saskatchewan taxpayers If you ask someone in Calgary where they are from, you’ll probably hear one answer more than you’d think: Saskatchewan. For years, thousands of Saskatchewanians who were not tied down by a farm, and even some who were, picked up and moved west…
The Saskatchewan government desperately needs a debt repayment plan. A heritage fund is that plan Good times don’t last forever. Farmers know when you have a bumper crop, you pay down debt and put some away for a dry year. The government needs to learn this lesson. Saskatchewan is experiencing a boom. Last year, resource…