Ontario’s popular new measure to tax the rich will, unsurprisingly to those who understand how economic incentives work, very likely create more economic costs than benefits, according to a new analysis from the C.D. Howe Institute.
Welfare
Taming Two Dragons: Income Support Reform that Makes Sense
This policy paper examines the means and policies by which Canada could help people on welfare without trapping them in a cycle of poverty.
Evidence on the Negative Income Tax
Carol Goar's op-ed in The Toronto Star today discusses the negative income tax. The negative income tax is basically a policy proposal to create a guaranteed annual income for all households. The government would set a minimum threshold that it...
Vehicles Improve Earning Potential
“There is always this assumption that people on welfare and low-income earners can just use the bus and that is the most appropriate form of transportation for them,” said Taylor, adding riding the bus is not necessarily the best alternative to owning a car.
Featured News
Weaponizing the Law
The indictment of former U.S. president Donald Trump for crimes invented by his political opponents is the most egregious example yet seen of the weaponizing of the law. The United States is now full of examples. However, in Canada, we also see the law being...
“Looking At” Seizing Control Over Western Canada’s Natural Resources
OTTAWA, REGINA - Last week, two things happened that could have profound impacts on natural resources development in Saskatchewan. One is a hint the federal government might want to take control of natural resources away from the provinces, and the other is the...
Welfare Reform
Firstly, the government has an absolutely crucial role to play in helping those who can’t provide for themselves. However, we have to be smart about how we help them. We have learnt that just giving money without any expectations creates a cycle of dependency that leaves many families mired in poverty and abuse, unable to take control of their lives.
Which Best Helps the Poor?
An analysis of why raising tax exemptions is smarter than increasing the minimum wage.
Calvin Helin, Aboriginal Entrepreneur and Author of Dances with Dependency
Frontier’s conversation with the author of “Dances With Dependecy”, Calvin Helin
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Alan Duff, Author and Social Activist for Maori advancement
Frontier’s conversation with the author of “Once Were Warriors” author Alan Duff
In Our Hands : A Plan To Replace The Welfare State
Our book review of Charles Murray’s In Our Hands
Harry Lehotsky, Inner-City Preacher, Activist and Change Agent
Many social agencies are “poverty pimps,” living high off the hog while their clients remain trapped in dysfunctional neighbourhoods? A front-line perspective from a Winnipeg icon.
Daycare Straitjacket
Latest federal childrens plan puts parents in a daycare straitjacket. When it comes to looking after their children, they need the government to help give them more, not less, choice
A Conversation with Harry Van Mulligen
Saskatchewan’s former Social Services Minister discusses that province’s welfare reform efforts. The approach used was praised by the OECD in a 1999 report.
Gregan on Winnipeg’s Inner City
Although the inner city is intimately involved with the public sector, this fact may inhibit the ability of its residents to lead dynamic, self-directed lives.