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56,966 blogs · [ { "id": "01a0876a-3c09-7264-ad4f-128ace243cc5", "title": "A Drop-Down Menu of Grievances", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/a-drop-down-menu-of-grievances/", "published_at": "2026-07-17T21:44:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0876a-3c09-7264-ad4f-128acf082997", "title": "Proving Your Right To Your Own Body In Alberta", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/06/26/proving-your-right-to-your-own-body-in-alberta/", "published_at": "2026-06-27T06:53:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0876a-3c09-7264-ad4f-128acfd508e8", "title": "Ottawa Knows the Cost of Everything and the Value of Nothing", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/06/17/ottawa-knows-the-cost-of-everything-and-the-value-of-nothing/", "published_at": "2026-06-17T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0876a-3c09-7264-ad4f-128ad086d7be", "title": "Same Recession, Opposite Jerseys", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/06/09/same-recession-opposite-jerseys/", "published_at": "2026-06-09T21:29:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0876a-3c09-7264-ad4f-128ad0d52871", "title": "In 2016 The Brexit Data Scandal Had A Canadian Face. In 2026 Ours Has An American One.", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/05/28/in-2016-the-brexit-data-scandal-had-a-canadian-face-in-2026-ours-has-an-american-one/", "published_at": "2026-05-28T21:59:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0876a-3c09-7264-ad4f-128ad16a21f4", "title": "Thirty-Seven Words That Could Break This Country: A Brexit Remainer’s Letter Home", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/05/26/thirty-seven-words-that-could-break-this-country-a-brexit-remainers-letter-home/", "published_at": "2026-05-26T17:56:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0876a-3c09-7264-ad4f-128ad1cefacb", "title": "Bitch, please", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/05/14/bitch-please/", "published_at": "2026-05-14T14:53:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0876a-3c09-7264-ad4f-128ad2613338", "title": "Please, Ottawa, I Want Some More", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/05/12/please-ottawa-i-want-some-more/", "published_at": "2026-05-12T16:38:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c506-d630-71f9-87bd-5370c0a95c1f", "title": "So Long, and Thanks for All the Pharmacare", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/05/08/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-pharmacare/", "published_at": "2026-05-08T16:33:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c506-d630-71f9-87bd-5370c199e10e", "title": "Long Form, Long Memory", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/05/05/long-form-long-memory/", "published_at": "2026-05-05T16:44:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c506-d630-71f9-87bd-5370c247f348", "title": "The Kill: On a Prime Minister Who Is Finished with Women, Quietly", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/05/03/the-kill-one-a-prime-minister-who-is-finished-with-women-quietly/", "published_at": "2026-05-03T19:02:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c506-d630-71f9-87bd-5370c2b6e8c8", "title": "Privatize the Upside, Socialize the Guarantee", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/04/28/privatize-the-upside-socialize-the-guarantee/", "published_at": "2026-04-28T20:52:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c506-d630-71f9-87bd-5370c2e52adb", "title": "It’s Not Me, It’s Them: A Breakup Letter to the Calgary School", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/04/21/its-not-me-its-them-a-breakup-letter-to-the-calgary-school/", "published_at": "2026-04-21T16:44:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c506-d630-71f9-87bd-5370c35fdfd5", "title": "Forget the Credentials. The Record Is Dismal on Both Sides.", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/forget-the-credentials-the-record-is-dismal-on-both-sides/", "published_at": "2026-04-20T19:57:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c506-d630-71f9-87bd-5370c385b590", "title": "The Naked Budget 2½: The Smell of Expiry", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/04/17/the-naked-budget-2%c2%bd-the-smell-of-expiry/", "published_at": "2026-04-17T22:33:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c506-d630-71f9-87bd-5370c396808c", "title": "We Basically Elected Stephen Harper Again. The Receipts Are in the Women’s State.", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/we-basically-elected-stephen-harper-again-the-receipts-are-in-the-womens-state/", "published_at": "2026-04-16T16:58:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-f1c9-724c-908d-992db6ecbf1f", "title": "The 1990s Called. They Want Their Economic Policy Back.", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/the-1990s-called-they-want-their-economic-policy-back/", "published_at": "2026-03-30T17:17:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-f1c9-724c-908d-992db72080a0", "title": "Alberta’s Fiscal Model Already Exists. It’s Called Texas.", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/albertas-fiscal-model-already-exists-its-called-texas/", "published_at": "2026-03-25T18:38:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-f1c9-724c-908d-992db805739c", "title": "The Welfare Gatekeepers", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/the-welfare-gatekeepers/", "published_at": "2026-03-12T17:42:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-f1c9-724c-908d-992db83588e7", "title": "Pierre Poilievre Wants You to Believe Adam Smith Was a Conservative. He Wasn’t.", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/pierre-poilievre-wants-you-to-believe-adam-smith-was-a-conservative-he-wasnt/", "published_at": "2026-03-09T17:41:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-f1c9-724c-908d-992db87f3a4b", "title": "Alberta’s Tax Advantage Is Being Paid For by Your Property Tax Bill", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/03/04/albertas-tax-advantage-is-being-paid-for-by-your-property-tax-bill/", "published_at": "2026-03-04T20:01:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-f1c9-724c-908d-992db913d9b7", "title": "Back, and with something important to say: ADAP, AISH, and what good disability income support design actually requires", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/03/02/back-and-with-something-important-to-say-adap-aish-and-what-good-disability-income-support-design-actually-requires/", "published_at": "2026-03-02T21:07:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-f1c9-724c-908d-992db92d5294", "title": "Alberta’s silly season (The provincial election) is upon us", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2023/05/01/alberta-silly-season-the-provincial-election-is-upon-us/", "published_at": "2023-05-01T22:03:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c517-f1c9-724c-908d-992db9978130", "title": "Policy Choices for Canada’s Social Safety Net", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2023/04/26/policy-choices-for-canadas-social-safety-net/", "published_at": "2023-04-26T14:11:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-e025-71de-8dff-7c5673d8bd31", "title": "Budget 2023: Feminist? Recession Ready? Prudent?", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2023/03/29/budget-2023-feminist-recession-ready-prudent/", "published_at": "2023-03-29T18:24:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-e025-71de-8dff-7c5674001a20", "title": "Statement for Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science, and Technology", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2022/09/21/statement-for-standing-senate-committee-on-social-affairs-science-and-technology/", "published_at": "2022-09-21T15:57:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-e025-71de-8dff-7c567453c1eb", "title": "Implications of taxation without indexation in Alberta", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2022/07/05/implications-of-taxation-without-indexation-in-alberta/", "published_at": "2022-07-05T21:01:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-e025-71de-8dff-7c56745d73ba", "title": "Alberta Budget Post-Mortem: Fiscal Stewards, My Great Aunt’s Arse", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2022/03/10/alberta-budget-post-mortem-fiscal-stewards-my-great-aunts-arse/", "published_at": "2022-03-10T20:55:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-e025-71de-8dff-7c567478e2fd", "title": "Challenging the Alberta Government’s rhetoric on Early Childhood Education and Child Care", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2021/08/06/challenging-the-alberta-governments-rhetoric-on-early-childhood-education-and-child-care/", "published_at": "2021-08-06T18:08:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-e025-71de-8dff-7c56747d5d1f", "title": "When Conservative Cancel Culture Comes For the Economists", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2021/06/22/when-conservative-cancel-culture-comes-for-the-economists/", "published_at": "2021-06-22T17:42:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-e025-71de-8dff-7c56752349b7", "title": "The Effect of COVID-19 on Alberta’s Labour Market: The Parents are not all right!", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2021/06/09/the-effect-of-covid-19-on-albertas-labour-market-the-parents-are-not-all-right/", "published_at": "2021-06-09T17:24:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c522-e025-71de-8dff-7c56753bef9b", "title": "Academic Institutions, Diversity, and Racism", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2021/04/15/academic-institutions-diversity-and-racism/", "published_at": "2021-04-15T16:29:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-4d05-73bc-ae39-e392c484fb7d", "title": "On Conflict of Interest in Public Policy", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2021/04/01/on-conflict-of-interest-in-public-policy/", "published_at": "2021-04-01T19:03:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-4d05-73bc-ae39-e392c5694e04", "title": "Tax Conspiracy Theories: BC Home Owner Grant Edition", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2021/03/05/tax-conspiracy-theories-bc-home-owner-grant-edition/", "published_at": "2021-03-05T19:47:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-4d05-73bc-ae39-e392c5783bf7", "title": "No, 800,000 ineligible Canadians did not receive the CERB.", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2020/11/19/no-800000-ineligible-canadians-did-not-receive-the-cerb/", "published_at": "2020-11-19T17:19:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-4d05-73bc-ae39-e392c5792f90", "title": "The Pandemic Inspired Speech From the Throne", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2020/09/23/the-pandemic-inspired-speech-from-the-throne/", "published_at": "2020-09-23T20:45:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-4d05-73bc-ae39-e392c63c47d7", "title": "BCs Meek and Unambitious Economic Recovery Plan", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2020/09/18/bcs-meek-and-unambitious-economic-recovery-plan/", "published_at": "2020-09-18T16:40:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-4d05-73bc-ae39-e392c6b878c9", "title": "Want a basic income? Fix your system first.", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2020/09/13/want-a-basic-income-fix-your-system-first/", "published_at": "2020-09-13T19:37:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-4d05-73bc-ae39-e392c7287352", "title": "How to understand and interpret Statistics Canada’s measurement of the poverty gap", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2020/09/10/how-to-understand-and-interpret-statistics-canadas-measurement-of-the-poverty-gap/", "published_at": "2020-09-10T20:35:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c52e-4d05-73bc-ae39-e392c824a32b", "title": "What the heck is tax withholding and why does it matter for whether maternity and parental benefits are ‘tax free’?", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2019/09/13/what-the-heck-is-tax-withholding-and-why-does-it-matter-for-whether-maternity-and-parental-benefits-are-tax-free/", "published_at": "2019-09-13T18:54:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c538-c4fd-724c-bbdb-ec8950bed216", "title": "No, the Conservative Party of Canada are not making maternity and parental benefits ‘tax free’", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2019/08/31/no-the-conservative-party-of-canada-are-not-making-maternity-and-parental-benefits-tax-free/", "published_at": "2019-08-31T23:37:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c538-c4fd-724c-bbdb-ec8951a1b632", "title": "Conservative Party of Canada Conspiracy Theories: Statistics Canada Edition", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2019/08/28/cpc-conspiracy-theories-statistics-canada-edition/", "published_at": "2019-08-28T23:45:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c538-c4fd-724c-bbdb-ec89524a97da", "title": "An Open Letter to Calgarians and the City of Calgary", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2019/07/24/an-open-letter-to-the-calgarians-and-city-of-calgary/", "published_at": "2019-07-24T18:04:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c538-c4fd-724c-bbdb-ec89531ec421", "title": "Putting an End to Leak Week", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2019/05/08/putting-an-end-to-leak-week/", "published_at": "2019-05-08T17:38:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c538-c4fd-724c-bbdb-ec8953d8416a", "title": "Saskatchewan loses first battle with Ottawa over Carbon Pricing", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2019/05/03/saskatchewan-loses-first-battle-with-ottawa-over-carbon-pricing/", "published_at": "2019-05-03T20:17:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c538-c4fd-724c-bbdb-ec8954a22df0", "title": "Stairways, ladders, and LIFTs: Ontario unveils its minimum wage worker tax credit", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2018/11/16/stairways-ladders-and-lifts-ontario-unveils-its-minimum-wage-worker-tax-credit/", "published_at": "2018-11-16T21:49:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c538-c4fd-724c-bbdb-ec8954ad0493", "title": "Who Pays for Municipal Governments?: Pursuing the User Pay Model for Solid Waste", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/who-pays-for-municipal-governments-pursuing-the-user-pay-model-for-solid-waste/", "published_at": "2018-10-16T18:18:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c538-c4fd-724c-bbdb-ec8954cffb41", "title": "The Great Ontario minimum wage tax debate of 2018", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2018/04/18/the-great-ontario-minimum-wage-tax-debate-of-2018/", "published_at": "2018-04-18T23:30:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-27f1-7018-b014-f6cd0f435f44", "title": "GAAR me maties Part III", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2018/03/09/gaar-me-maties-part-iii/", "published_at": "2018-03-09T22:35:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-27f1-7018-b014-f6cd0f5d56e4", "title": "Canada’s Equalization Program", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2018/01/31/canadas-equalization-program/", "published_at": "2018-01-31T23:16:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-27f1-7018-b014-f6cd1028c418", "title": "Debate #1 in the #BCLibs18 Leadership Race", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2017/10/15/debate-1-in-the-bclibs18-leadership-race/", "published_at": "2017-10-16T03:09:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-27f1-7018-b014-f6cd10606f48", "title": "CBC fails TAX 101", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2017/06/23/cbc-fails-tax-101/", "published_at": "2017-06-23T19:27:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-27f1-7018-b014-f6cd1153600f", "title": "The BC Election & the BC Green Party Platform", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2017/04/26/the-bc-election-the-bc-green-party-platform/", "published_at": "2017-04-26T19:22:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-27f1-7018-b014-f6cd124a9529", "title": "Liberals Economic Consultants Fail to Find NDP Budget Crater…But Make Their Own Embarrassing Mistakes", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2017/04/23/liberals-economic-consultants-fail-to-find-ndp-budget-craterbut-make-their-own-embarrassing-mistakes/", "published_at": "2017-04-23T19:22:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-27f1-7018-b014-f6cd1279f7e5", "title": "BC Election & the NDP Platform", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2017/04/20/bc-election-the-ndp-platform/", "published_at": "2017-04-20T21:33:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c542-27f1-7018-b014-f6cd132ebea6", "title": "Saskatchewan municipalities vs. the province", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2017/04/17/saskatchewan-municipalities-vs-the-province/", "published_at": "2017-04-17T15:00:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-05e0-70f8-b112-1e712873f112", "title": "BC Election and Liberal Platform", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2017/04/13/bc-election-and-liberal-platform/", "published_at": "2017-04-13T16:08:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-05e0-70f8-b112-1e71293682b9", "title": "BC Election & the NDP Rental Rebate", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2017/04/12/bc-election-the-ndp-rental-rebate/", "published_at": "2017-04-12T18:16:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-05e0-70f8-b112-1e712a057258", "title": "The 2017 B.C. Budget: The good, bad, and ugly", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2017/02/21/the-2017-b-c-budget-the-good-bad-and-ugly/", "published_at": "2017-02-21T21:50:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-05e0-70f8-b112-1e712a88de2e", "title": "Birth Trends in Canada: Old mums are not a new trend", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2016/10/30/birth-trends-in-canada-old-mums-are-not-a-new-trend/", "published_at": "2016-10-30T20:10:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-05e0-70f8-b112-1e712b69aed3", "title": "Taxes and the difference between golf and hockey", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2016/09/03/taxes-and-the-difference-between-golf-and-hockey/", "published_at": "2016-09-03T19:09:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-05e0-70f8-b112-1e712c4c6da6", "title": "Ms. [enter name of female academic here] vs Prof. [enter name of male academic here]", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2016/08/20/ms-enter-name-of-female-academic-here-vs-prof-enter-name-of-male-academic-here/", "published_at": "2016-08-20T21:04:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-05e0-70f8-b112-1e712ca02f80", "title": "Taxes and the Olympics (Again!)", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2016/08/19/taxes-and-the-olympics-again/", "published_at": "2016-08-19T19:53:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54b-05e0-70f8-b112-1e712cfd3e78", "title": "Speculation and the BC PT surtax (PTST)", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/speculation-and-the-bc-pt-surtax-ptst/", "published_at": "2016-07-29T17:37:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-42d9-7252-97df-900393d50120", "title": "Incentives are powerful", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2016/04/29/incentives-are-powerful/", "published_at": "2016-04-29T16:09:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-42d9-7252-97df-900394a2f967", "title": "Why we should care about National Infertility Awareness Week", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2016/04/25/why-we-should-care-about-national-infertility-awareness-week/", "published_at": "2016-04-25T17:32:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-42d9-7252-97df-9003950b29c2", "title": "My take on the federal Budget 2016", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2016/03/23/my-take-on-the-federal-budget-2016/", "published_at": "2016-03-23T16:40:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-42d9-7252-97df-90039565637f", "title": "Tax Implications of the Second-hand Economy", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2016/03/02/tax-implications-of-the-second-hand-economy/", "published_at": "2016-03-02T15:47:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-42d9-7252-97df-900396383ed1", "title": "The Second-hand Economy in Canada", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2016/03/01/the-second-hand-economy-in-canada/", "published_at": "2016-03-01T16:47:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-42d9-7252-97df-900396879631", "title": "Uber, The City of Calgary, and Regulatory Charges", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/uber-the-city-of-calgary-and-regulatory-charges/", "published_at": "2016-02-23T20:06:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-42d9-7252-97df-9003975344ce", "title": "The federal deficit", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2016/02/22/the-federal-deficit/", "published_at": "2016-02-22T20:33:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c553-42d9-7252-97df-900397664ba9", "title": "IVF Funding, Obstacles, and unhelpful contributions to an important discourse", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2016/02/19/ivf-funding-obstacles-and-unhelpful-contributions-to-an-important-discourse/", "published_at": "2016-02-19T20:44:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55b-a896-714d-b806-73fd0153b5e6", "title": "Teachable moments and dissing in the BC SFT", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/teachable-moments-and-dissing-in-the-bc-sft/", "published_at": "2016-02-11T18:44:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55b-a896-714d-b806-73fd01d31684", "title": "Pre-reading for Alberta Royalty Review", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/pre-reading-for-alberta-royalty-review/", "published_at": "2016-01-29T17:54:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55b-a897-7170-a53a-ef371815e7bc", "title": "#iceholes", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2016/01/08/iceholes/", "published_at": "2016-01-08T17:29:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55b-a897-7170-a53a-ef3718e742b7", "title": "What’s in a name? Pursuing a Masters of Public Administration degree versus a Masters of Public Policy", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2016/01/06/whats-in-a-name-pursuing-a-masters-of-public-administration-degree-versus-a-masters-of-public-policy/", "published_at": "2016-01-06T19:57:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55b-a897-7170-a53a-ef3718e99c58", "title": "Born for Tax Reasons", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/12/29/born-for-tax-reasons/", "published_at": "2015-12-29T18:34:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55b-a897-7170-a53a-ef37197de8e2", "title": "Land Transfer/Registration Levies in Canada", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/12/01/land-transferregistration-levies-in-canada/", "published_at": "2015-12-01T19:20:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55b-a897-7170-a53a-ef371a09bf95", "title": "Tax Issues in Albert’s long awaited 2015 Budget", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/10/28/tax-issues-in-alberts-long-awaited-2015-budget/", "published_at": "2015-10-28T17:30:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55b-a897-7170-a53a-ef371a52259f", "title": "Wherein I give CRA’s payment system a failing grade", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/wherein-i-give-cras-payment-system-a-failing-grade/", "published_at": "2015-08-25T15:59:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c563-f3e7-728c-a868-5d275a859996", "title": "AMA on Taxes with Yours Truly", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/07/22/ama-on-taxes-with-yours-truly/", "published_at": "2015-07-22T16:54:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c563-f3e7-728c-a868-5d275b24b965", "title": "CRA’s tax debt write off", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/07/14/cras-tax-debt-write-off/", "published_at": "2015-07-14T18:51:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c563-f3e7-728c-a868-5d275b37c729", "title": "Naming and Shaming", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/naming-and-shaming/", "published_at": "2015-07-09T12:57:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c563-f3e7-728c-a868-5d275b467a6f", "title": "How not to hold a referendum: Vancouver’s transit tax referendum", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/07/03/how-not-to-hold-a-referendum-vancouvers-transit-tax-referendum/", "published_at": "2015-07-03T17:27:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c563-f3e7-728c-a868-5d275b74a7c9", "title": "Corporate tax avoidance, tax evasion, and GAAR: Oh my!", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/06/19/corporate-tax-avoidance-tax-evasion-and-gaar-oh-my/", "published_at": "2015-06-19T18:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c563-f3e7-728c-a868-5d275bbaa691", "title": "Income, Wealth and Tax Noncompliance: Richmond Income Tax Invaders", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/06/17/income-wealth-and-tax-noncompliance-richmond-income-tax-invaders/", "published_at": "2015-06-17T18:14:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c563-f3e7-728c-a868-5d275bf94fb5", "title": "Nudge Economics and Tax Compliance", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/06/15/nudge-economics-and-tax-compliance/", "published_at": "2015-06-15T16:29:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c563-f3e7-728c-a868-5d275c204a67", "title": "A Tax Lesson for the National Post", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/06/12/a-tax-lesson-for-the-national-post/", "published_at": "2015-06-12T20:37:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c56b-36f0-70a6-a707-c7ed35a2c072", "title": "Pierre Poilievre’s Befuddling Tax Freedom Day Tweets", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/pierre-poilievres-befuddling-tax-freedom-day-tweets/", "published_at": "2015-06-11T21:47:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c56b-36f0-70a6-a707-c7ed35cac1eb", "title": "Engaging with Academics: It can be free", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/06/10/engaging-with-academics-it-can-be-free/", "published_at": "2015-06-10T23:22:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c56b-36f0-70a6-a707-c7ed35dfde40", "title": "Fairness for the Middle Class", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/05/04/fairness-for-the-middle-class/", "published_at": "2015-05-04T17:49:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c56b-36f0-70a6-a707-c7ed368de3fd", "title": "Budget 2015: A loot bag filled with useless toys", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/04/21/budget-2015-a-loot-bag-filled-with-useless-toys/", "published_at": "2015-04-21T22:18:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c56b-36f0-70a6-a707-c7ed3715efec", "title": "Tax discussions and time wasters", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/04/09/tax-discussions-and-time-wasters/", "published_at": "2015-04-09T19:50:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c56b-36f0-70a6-a707-c7ed380895e5", "title": "Repealing the Employee Stock Option Deduction and Unanswered Questions", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/repealing-the-employee-stock-option-deduction-and-unanswered-questions/", "published_at": "2015-03-30T21:45:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c56b-36f0-70a6-a707-c7ed38120629", "title": "LSVCC Tax Credit is Bad Tax Policy", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/02/27/lsvcc-tax-credit-is-bad-tax-policy/", "published_at": "2015-02-27T23:09:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c56b-36f0-70a6-a707-c7ed38a51f3e", "title": "The Great Tampon Tax Debate", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/02/26/the-great-tampon-tax-debate/", "published_at": "2015-02-27T01:00:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c574-7351-7030-b9a6-48f7917383fc", "title": "Implementing Local Income Taxes in Toronto: The Devil is in the Details", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/02/23/implementing-local-income-taxes-the-devil-is-in-the-details/", "published_at": "2015-02-23T21:09:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c574-7351-7030-b9a6-48f792361268", "title": "Improving the take up of the BC training and Education Savings Grant", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/02/18/improving-the-take-up-of-the-bc-training-and-education-savings-grant/", "published_at": "2015-02-18T23:08:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c574-7351-7030-b9a6-48f79252cc14", "title": "BC 2015 Budget", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/02/17/bc-2015-budget/", "published_at": "2015-02-17T23:25:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c574-7351-7030-b9a6-48f79276fb93", "title": "Tax Policy Advice to Christy Clark", "url": "https://deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2015/02/16/tax-policy-advice-to-christy-clark/", "published_at": "2015-02-16T21:32:40+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2026

A Drop-Down Menu of Grievancesoriginal ↗
17 Jul 2026
Proving Your Right To Your Own Body In Albertaoriginal ↗
27 Jun 2026
Ottawa Knows the Cost of Everything and the Value of Nothingoriginal ↗
17 Jun 2026
Same Recession, Opposite Jerseysoriginal ↗
9 Jun 2026
In 2016 The Brexit Data Scandal Had A Canadian Face. In 2026 Ours Has An American One.original ↗
28 May 2026
Thirty-Seven Words That Could Break This Country: A Brexit Remainer’s Letter Homeoriginal ↗
26 May 2026
Bitch, pleaseoriginal ↗
14 May 2026
Please, Ottawa, I Want Some Moreoriginal ↗
12 May 2026
So Long, and Thanks for All the Pharmacareoriginal ↗
8 May 2026
Long Form, Long Memoryoriginal ↗
5 May 2026
The Kill: On a Prime Minister Who Is Finished with Women, Quietlyoriginal ↗
3 May 2026
Privatize the Upside, Socialize the Guaranteeoriginal ↗
28 Apr 2026
It’s Not Me, It’s Them: A Breakup Letter to the Calgary Schooloriginal ↗
21 Apr 2026
Forget the Credentials. The Record Is Dismal on Both Sides.original ↗
20 Apr 2026
The Naked Budget 2½: The Smell of Expiryoriginal ↗
17 Apr 2026
We Basically Elected Stephen Harper Again. The Receipts Are in the Women’s State.original ↗
16 Apr 2026
The 1990s Called. They Want Their Economic Policy Back.original ↗
30 Mar 2026
Alberta’s Fiscal Model Already Exists. It’s Called Texas.original ↗
25 Mar 2026
The Welfare Gatekeepersoriginal ↗
12 Mar 2026
Pierre Poilievre Wants You to Believe Adam Smith Was a Conservative. He Wasn’t.original ↗
9 Mar 2026
Alberta’s Tax Advantage Is Being Paid For by Your Property Tax Billoriginal ↗
4 Mar 2026
Back, and with something important to say: ADAP, AISH, and what good disability income support design actually requiresoriginal ↗
2 Mar 2026

2023

Alberta’s silly season (The provincial election) is upon usoriginal ↗
1 May 2023
Policy Choices for Canada’s Social Safety Netoriginal ↗
26 Apr 2023
Budget 2023: Feminist? Recession Ready? Prudent?original ↗
29 Mar 2023

2022

Statement for Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science, and Technologyoriginal ↗
21 Sept 2022
Implications of taxation without indexation in Albertaoriginal ↗
5 Jul 2022
Alberta Budget Post-Mortem: Fiscal Stewards, My Great Aunt’s Arseoriginal ↗
10 Mar 2022

2021

Challenging the Alberta Government’s rhetoric on Early Childhood Education and Child Careoriginal ↗
6 Aug 2021
When Conservative Cancel Culture Comes For the Economistsoriginal ↗
22 Jun 2021
The Effect of COVID-19 on Alberta’s Labour Market: The Parents are not all right!original ↗
9 Jun 2021
Academic Institutions, Diversity, and Racismoriginal ↗
15 Apr 2021
On Conflict of Interest in Public Policyoriginal ↗
1 Apr 2021
Tax Conspiracy Theories: BC Home Owner Grant Editionoriginal ↗
5 Mar 2021

2020

No, 800,000 ineligible Canadians did not receive the CERB.original ↗
19 Nov 2020
The Pandemic Inspired Speech From the Throneoriginal ↗
23 Sept 2020
BCs Meek and Unambitious Economic Recovery Planoriginal ↗
18 Sept 2020
Want a basic income? Fix your system first.original ↗
13 Sept 2020
How to understand and interpret Statistics Canada’s measurement of the poverty gaporiginal ↗
10 Sept 2020

2019

What the heck is tax withholding and why does it matter for whether maternity and parental benefits are ‘tax free’?original ↗
13 Sept 2019
No, the Conservative Party of Canada are not making maternity and parental benefits ‘tax free’original ↗
31 Aug 2019
Conservative Party of Canada Conspiracy Theories: Statistics Canada Editionoriginal ↗
28 Aug 2019
An Open Letter to Calgarians and the City of Calgaryoriginal ↗
24 Jul 2019
Putting an End to Leak Weekoriginal ↗
8 May 2019
Saskatchewan loses first battle with Ottawa over Carbon Pricingoriginal ↗
3 May 2019

2018

Stairways, ladders, and LIFTs: Ontario unveils its minimum wage worker tax creditoriginal ↗
16 Nov 2018
Who Pays for Municipal Governments?: Pursuing the User Pay Model for Solid Wasteoriginal ↗
16 Oct 2018
The Great Ontario minimum wage tax debate of 2018original ↗
18 Apr 2018
GAAR me maties Part IIIoriginal ↗
9 Mar 2018
Canada’s Equalization Programoriginal ↗
31 Jan 2018

2017

Debate #1 in the #BCLibs18 Leadership Raceoriginal ↗
16 Oct 2017
CBC fails TAX 101original ↗
23 Jun 2017
The BC Election & the BC Green Party Platformoriginal ↗
26 Apr 2017
Liberals Economic Consultants Fail to Find NDP Budget Crater…But Make Their Own Embarrassing Mistakesoriginal ↗
23 Apr 2017
BC Election & the NDP Platformoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2017
Saskatchewan municipalities vs. the provinceoriginal ↗
17 Apr 2017
BC Election and Liberal Platformoriginal ↗
13 Apr 2017
BC Election & the NDP Rental Rebateoriginal ↗
12 Apr 2017
The 2017 B.C. Budget: The good, bad, and uglyoriginal ↗
21 Feb 2017

2016

Birth Trends in Canada: Old mums are not a new trendoriginal ↗
30 Oct 2016
Taxes and the difference between golf and hockeyoriginal ↗
3 Sept 2016
Ms. [enter name of female academic here] vs Prof. [enter name of male academic here]original ↗
20 Aug 2016
Taxes and the Olympics (Again!)original ↗
19 Aug 2016
Speculation and the BC PT surtax (PTST)original ↗
29 Jul 2016
Incentives are powerfuloriginal ↗
29 Apr 2016
Why we should care about National Infertility Awareness Weekoriginal ↗
25 Apr 2016
My take on the federal Budget 2016original ↗
23 Mar 2016
Tax Implications of the Second-hand Economyoriginal ↗
2 Mar 2016
The Second-hand Economy in Canadaoriginal ↗
1 Mar 2016
Uber, The City of Calgary, and Regulatory Chargesoriginal ↗
23 Feb 2016
The federal deficitoriginal ↗
22 Feb 2016
IVF Funding, Obstacles, and unhelpful contributions to an important discourseoriginal ↗
19 Feb 2016
Teachable moments and dissing in the BC SFToriginal ↗
11 Feb 2016
Pre-reading for Alberta Royalty Revieworiginal ↗
29 Jan 2016
#iceholesoriginal ↗
8 Jan 2016
What’s in a name? Pursuing a Masters of Public Administration degree versus a Masters of Public Policyoriginal ↗
6 Jan 2016

2015

Born for Tax Reasonsoriginal ↗
29 Dec 2015
Land Transfer/Registration Levies in Canadaoriginal ↗
1 Dec 2015
Tax Issues in Albert’s long awaited 2015 Budgetoriginal ↗
28 Oct 2015
Wherein I give CRA’s payment system a failing gradeoriginal ↗
25 Aug 2015
AMA on Taxes with Yours Trulyoriginal ↗
22 Jul 2015
CRA’s tax debt write offoriginal ↗
14 Jul 2015
Naming and Shamingoriginal ↗
9 Jul 2015
How not to hold a referendum: Vancouver’s transit tax referendumoriginal ↗
3 Jul 2015
Corporate tax avoidance, tax evasion, and GAAR: Oh my!original ↗
19 Jun 2015
Income, Wealth and Tax Noncompliance: Richmond Income Tax Invadersoriginal ↗
17 Jun 2015
Nudge Economics and Tax Complianceoriginal ↗
15 Jun 2015
A Tax Lesson for the National Postoriginal ↗
12 Jun 2015
Pierre Poilievre’s Befuddling Tax Freedom Day Tweetsoriginal ↗
11 Jun 2015
Engaging with Academics: It can be freeoriginal ↗
10 Jun 2015
Fairness for the Middle Classoriginal ↗
4 May 2015
Budget 2015: A loot bag filled with useless toysoriginal ↗
21 Apr 2015
Tax discussions and time wastersoriginal ↗
9 Apr 2015
Repealing the Employee Stock Option Deduction and Unanswered Questionsoriginal ↗
30 Mar 2015
LSVCC Tax Credit is Bad Tax Policyoriginal ↗
27 Feb 2015
The Great Tampon Tax Debateoriginal ↗
27 Feb 2015
Implementing Local Income Taxes in Toronto: The Devil is in the Detailsoriginal ↗
23 Feb 2015
Improving the take up of the BC training and Education Savings Grantoriginal ↗
18 Feb 2015
BC 2015 Budgetoriginal ↗
17 Feb 2015
Tax Policy Advice to Christy Clarkoriginal ↗
16 Feb 2015
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