The
Economic Freedom
Network

July 2001

Editor's Notes

Features

Defending Tax Havens - Daniel J. Mitchell
Politicians from some high-tax jurisdictions are lobbying the OECD to eliminate tax competition between nations.
June 29 is Tax Freedom Day, 2001 - Joel Emes & Jason Clemens
Celebrate! Your tax burden is getting lighter. Tax Freedom Day is five days earlier this year than last.
Income Tax Freedom for Alberta is Desirable and Realistic - John Carpay
A recent research paper considers the viability of replacing Alberta's personal income tax with earnings from the Heritage Fund.
Many Good Reasons for a Flat Tax - Jason Clemens & Joel Emes
Tax reduction has almost overshadowed the issue of tax reform.
Is the US Tax Bill Real Tax Reform? - Stephen Slivinski &Patrick Basham
Real tax reform doesn't remedy problems only as they are discovered. Rather, it involves a fundamental reconsideration of overall tax policy.
Financial Services Reform is Politicized and Dated - Jason Clemens with Shahrokh Shahabi-Azad
Bill C-8 was supposed to re-shape the regulatory environment for financial services in Canada. Unfortunately, the legislation is political and doesn't contain enough economic and regulatory content.

Articles

Democracy at Home and Abroad - Filip Palda
Democracy is akin to those frozen home-cooked meals some mothers carry on visits to their grown children: it travels poorly on long trips.
A Report Card on Canadian Education - Claudia Hepburn
A new Institute book lists the policies that improve public schools.
Now What? Reflections on a Revolution in Progress - Preston Manning, MP
The idea that governments can manage resources and economies better than properly-functioning markets has now been virtually discredited.
July Questions & Answers and July Graph - Joel Emes
So much for tax cuts. Why isn't our take-home pay skyrocketing?
The CRTC Strikes Again - Lydia Miljan
Why does Canada need the CRTC? Who is being protected? And what are they being protected from?
Privatizing the Ontario Drug Benefits Program - John R. Graham
Ontario's move to consider "privatizing" the Ontario Drug Benefits Program creates the opportunity for significant improvements not only to pharmaceutical policy, but health care overall.
Popular Myths About Poverty - Chris Sarlo
Myths result from the failure to insist on credible evidence to support beliefs and claims. Here are two common myths about poverty.
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