The house of commons may have been empty for the Christmas adjournment, but January was a busy month just the same on Parliament Hill as all parties were busy positioning themselves for a spring election that nobody admits to wanting.Amid all this bustle, there were signs the Harper government finally has decided to pay some […]
Canada drops to 105 in global corporate tax rate ranking
Canada is lowering its general corporate income tax rate to stay ahead of the United States.Finance Minister Ralph Goodale said Wednesday the corporate income tax rate is going down to 19% from 21% between 2008 and 2010 to maintain the tax advantage Canada has over the U.S.In 2004, Canada’s average federal-provincial corporate tax rate was […]