Script for Presentation to Canada 2020 Tax Event Monday October 22 Ottawa ON —- Does Canada need a tax commission? ——– Let’s start with some history. With Order in Council #1334, dated 25th September 1962, the Progressive Conservative government of John Diefenbaker nominated Kenneth Carter to be chairman of a Royal Commission on Taxation. The […]
Inclusive Corporate Tax Reform Kevin Milligan Vancouver School of Economics University of British Columbia Notes prepared for Northern Policy Institute “State of the North” conference September 26, 2018 North Bay, ON Powerpoint slides here. PDF of notes here. Why do we have corporations? Why does society have corporations? What is their function; the benefit they […]
Notes prepared for House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance April 30, 2018 Kevin Milligan Professor of Economics Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia Topic: Bill C-74. “An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures.” (PDF copy of these notes can be […]
Here are my notes prepared for today’s event on Canada’s response to the US tax cuts. It was hosted by Canada 2020 in Ottawa. — Should Canada Respond to the US Tax Cuts? Kevin Milligan Vancouver School of Economics University of British Columbia Notes prepared for Canada 2020 event April 10, 2018 Ottawa, ON The […]
Notes for talk to Rotary Business Luncheon March 13, 2018 Kevin Milligan, UBC Vancouver School of Economics — With the big US tax reform now law, many are wondering what Canada should do in response. Minister Morneau has taken a cautious approach so far. I think that’s appropriate. But do think there is a strong […]
Notes for talk to C.D. Howe Institute, National Council Meeting March 7, 2018 Kevin Milligan, UBC Vancouver School of Economics (Printable PDF version here.) — With the big US tax reform now law, many are wondering what Canada should do in response. Minister Morneau has taken a cautious approach so far. I think that’s appropriate. […]
Canada’s Fiscal Federation: The Next 50 Years Kevin Milligan UBC Vancouver School of Economics John F. Graham Memorial Lecture 2017 Dalhousie University November 30, 2017 Draft Script Slides can be found here. A PDF of this script can be found here. Introduction Slide 1: Title slide Thank you for the introduction. Slide 2: Pier 21: […]
UPDATE March 12, 2018: Because of the change in leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, my words below no longer represent my current views. I wish the voters of Ontario good luck with their choices. KM —– I am Kevin Milligan, Professor of Economics at the Vancouver School of Economics. My disclosure information […]
Canada’s Radical Fiscal Federation Kevin Milligan UBC Vancouver School of Economics Presentation at the conference “Canada at its Centennial and Sesquicentennial: transformative policy then and now” organized by UofT’s School of Public Policy and Governance, held in Toronto on November 17, 2017. This is my draft script. The powerpoint slides can be downloaded here. There […]
Kevin Milligan Professor of Economics Vancouver School of Economics Submission in support of testimony to the Senate Standing Committee on National Finance November 6, 2017. My disclosure is here. This text is available as a nicely-printable PDF here. The Economic Impact of the Private Corporation Tax Proposals and Small Business Rate Cut In October, Finance […]