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M.D. of Taber seeking action on unpaid oil and gas taxes
Oil and gas companies owe Alberta municipalities more than $200 million in unpaid property taxes; Taber is owed more than 10 per cent of its annual budget
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The RPA Women Entrepreneur Awards: Celebrating women entrepreneurs for Small Business Week
Personal narratives are more than just tales of success; they are blueprints for entrepreneurs to follow, says Registered Professional Accountant Jim Green
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New provincial committee to review government spending in every department, premier says
Critics say Premier Smith, whose popularity has plunged, is looking for ways to deliver on a signature campaign promise that was broken in the last budget
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Report shows Alberta tax revenue from renewables up 92 per cent
Alberta's moratorium on wind and solar projects has chilled renewables despite the benefits of tax revenue, job creation and cheap energy to taxpayers
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Officials to Queen's Park: Fee freeze to aid home building hurts local taxpayers
Conservation authorities in London, Ontario want the Doug Ford government to reverse its province-wide freeze on fees that benefit home-building developers
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Sunday News Roundup 24.07.28: Glacier Media melts CPABC regulation reputation and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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Municipalities not happy about Alberta changes to unpaid oil and gas property taxes
Residential property taxes may increase due to backtracking by the Alberta government over unpaid municipal taxes owed by oil and gas industry producers
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Sunday News Roundup 24.07.21: Biden drops out, how accountants vote, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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Feds push carbon capture projects forward with public money
Critics say taxpayers will pay the full cost of a dubious Strathcona Resources carbon capture and sequestration project funded by the Canada Growth Fund
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Caledon Mayor Annette Groves ignores residents, forces approval of 35,000 new homes
Caledon council voted in favour of rezoning agricultural land over the objections of taxpayers concerned about property tax increases and the Greenbelt
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Approval of 35k homes Tuesday will threaten Greenbelt, trigger devastating tax hike for Caledon residents
Caledon taxpayers want to know how they will be protected from the municipal property tax hikes that may be needed to pay for infrastructure costs
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Election rumours invite reflections on Doug Ford’s record in Ontario
Reducing taxes and costs to businesses and consumers in the short term is raising questions about the Ontario government’s long term fiscal responsibility
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Sunday News Roundup 24.06.09: Capital gains vote, Bondfield auditors, and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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Carbon Tax: Correction demanded for 'big error' in carbon price report
A recent PBO report overestimated the real costs of the carbon tax because it mistakenly included the impact of industrial carbon prices on individual Canadians
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Less infrastructure funding leaves municipalities with tough decisions
Under a new funding formula, Alberta municipalities are receiving less funding from the provincial government than they did in 2011, leading to potential tax hikes
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Debate continues over impact of next minimum wage increase
In Niverville, Manitoba, one chartered professional accountant gives his perspective on a minimum wage that has increased by nearly four dollars in two years
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Economic growth tops the priority list for Canadian policymakers — here’s why
There's nothing wrong with challenging our assumptions, say academics from the University of Saskatchewan, but interest rates are higher than growth rates
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Carbon rebate could bode well for businesses: advocate
Small businesses are pleased to see the carbon rebate being rolled out but are nervous about the repercussions of the capital gains tax changes
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Queen's profs weigh in on federal budget
Two Queen's University professors question whether the Liberals have thought through the implications of their changes to capital gains taxation
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Unpaid taxes by oil and gas companies remains a concern for rural municipalities
In recent years, the issue of oil and gas companies owing money to Alberta municipalities has become a significant concern, with millions in unpaid taxes
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An economist explains: Textbook economics is badly flawed when it comes to climate change
Double standards abound on the carbon tax, says MacEwan University economics professor Junaid B. Jahangir, despite the support (and limits) of textbook economics
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Stock markets signal a growing gap between Canadian and American clean tech firms
Canadian taxpayer-supported clean tech startups may move south of the border due to regulatory risk and political uncertainty despite substantial tax benefits
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10 reasons why Canadians are still dissatisfied with the economy, despite the upswing
Four accounting academics explain the disconnect between the pessimism of Canadians and an economy that seems headed for a soft landing
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Here’s what we can learn from Canada’s response to inflation in the 1980s and 1990s
Inflation is a tax on households, but don’t expect prices to revert to pre-pandemic levels, as interest rates could stay where they are for several more months
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Driving the best possible bargain now isn’t the best long-term strategy, according to game theory
Negotiating a new deal? New research suggests that a nonzero-sum game strategic approach to negotiating may produce more value creation in the long run
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