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Corporate Income Taxes in Canada: Revenue, Rates and Rationale
Reading Time: 7 minutes Disponible en français. Governments finance the goods and services that they provide in various ways, including through taxing, investing and borrowing activities. The first of these activities – taxation – can take several forms. In Canada, sources of funds that… Read More ›
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Executive Summary – Appointment of Officers of Parliament
Reading Time: < 1 minute Disponible en français. Officers of Parliament support both houses in their accountability and scrutiny functions by carrying out independent oversight responsibilities assigned to them by statute. These officers are responsible directly to Parliament rather than to the government or a… Read More ›
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The Movement of People In and Out of Canada in a COVID-19 World
Reading Time: 5 minutes 28 October 2021, 8:22 a.m. Disponible en français. In March 2020, the Government of Canada announced measures restricting the entry into Canada of visitors and other temporary residents, as well as some Canadian citizens and permanent residents, in an effort… Read More ›
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Social Security Contributions in Canada: Revenue, Rates and Rationale
Reading Time: 6 minutes Disponible en français. Governments finance the goods and services that they provide in various ways, including through taxing, investing and borrowing activities. The first of these activities – taxation – can take several forms. In Canada, sources of funds that… Read More ›
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Consent for Organ Donation in Canada
Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. Every week, some five Canadians die waiting for an organ transplant. Deceased donors are an important source of organs for transplantation since each donor can provide up to eight organs. Between 2010 and 2019, the Canadian Institute… Read More ›
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Personal Income Taxes in Canada: Revenue, Rates and Rationale
Reading Time: 6 minutes Disponible en français. Governments finance the goods and services that they provide in various ways, including through taxing, investing and borrowing activities. The first of these activities – taxation – can take several forms. In Canada, sources of funds that… Read More ›
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Executive Summary – Transition to the 44th Parliament: Questions and Answers
Reading Time: < 1 minute Disponible en français. Canada’s founding document, the Constitution Act, 1867, established the country as a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. Executive authority resides with the Sovereign or that person’s representative (i.e., the Governor General of Canada). The Constitution assigns the Governor General a wide range… Read More ›
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Executive Summary – How the Bank of Canada Creates Money Through its Asset Purchases
Reading Time: < 1 minute Disponible en français. Money is created in the Canadian economy in two main ways: through private commercial bank loans or asset purchases, and through the Bank of Canada’s asset purchases. The majority of money in the economy is created by… Read More ›
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Security on the Korean Peninsula: Canada’s Role
Reading Time: 7 minutes Disponible en français. In June 1950, North Korean forces invaded South Korea, beginning the Korean War. Almost 70 years after an armistice was signed and the fighting in that conflict ended, the Korean Peninsula remains one of the world’s most… Read More ›
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Executive Summary – Trafficking in Human Organs: An Overview
Reading Time: 2 minutes Disponible en français. Organ transplantation surgery has saved countless lives since its advent in the 1950s. As the techniques and technologies used in transplantation medicine improve, positive outcomes for donors and recipients are increasing. Demand for this treatment, however, far… Read More ›
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Vaccinating the World: The Successes and Shortcomings of the COVAX Mechanism
November 25, 2021
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The Temporary Foreign Worker Program and COVID-19
November 19, 2021
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The Movement of People In and Out of Canada in a COVID-19 World
October 28, 2021