Posts by Kim

One Comment About Taxation – Canada Needs to Resist Building “Fences”   My bichon Shih Tzu – Enzo – loves to wander. He’ll find any opportunity to take off, requiring me to chase after him.  We’ve had to install a GPS-enabled wireless fence. It works – the fence keeps Enzo in but not because he wants…

One Comment About Taxation – Canada Needs to Support Our Oilsands – With Good Tax and Economic Policies   I grew up in Fort McMurray, AB, long before it became a political talking point. For me, it was home and the spirit of community was everywhere: we’d celebrate the “Blueberry Festival” in the fall, spend the…

One Comment About Taxation – We Need Better Economic and Taxation Policies For Our Youth   Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I hope you’re wearing green while reading this. The man behind the celebration did not become a legend overnight. St. Patrick’s influence in Ireland – and worldwide – developed slowly over decades of perseverance, patience and long-term thinking.…

One Comment About Taxation – The “Dad Tax” Lesson Governments Keep Ignoring   When my kids were younger, I used to impose what they jokingly called the “Dad tax”. If we went out for dinner and they ordered something that looked particularly good, I would demand a small sample as my tax for paying the…

One Comment About Taxation – To “Break the Glass” on Productivity, We Must Fix the Capital Gains Lock-in   A number of years ago, when I was leading our firm, I was frustrated. We were very busy but we weren’t moving forward as quickly as we should have been. We had too many “good ideas.”…

One Comment About Taxation – Reading, Writing and the Arithmetic of B.C.’s Budget   As a child, I always loved the “three R’s” of my education: reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic. Since the federal and provincial governments have March 31 fiscal year ends, the budgets for the upcoming years are starting to be presented (except for…