Tag: Income Splitting

5 places where Canada’s Finance Minister can find tens of billions of dollars for his budget

Published March 14, 2016

Don't worry, Mr. Morneau – we've got you covered!

Here are 4 concrete things Canada can do to reduce gender inequality right now

Published March 8, 2016

It's no secret women in Canada are paid less than men. Here are four things we can do about it.

How to win every argument about the economy your Conservative uncle brings up at Thanksgiving Dinner

Published October 11, 2015

The leaves are changing colour, the smell of turkey's in the air and your Uncle Earl is rambling on about something he heard on right-wing talk radio that got him riled up during the drive over to Thanksgiving Dinner.

9 ways Conservatives have shown how little they care about women

Published October 8, 2015

How much worse off are women thanks to Stephen Harper's Conservatives?

Stephen Harper’s ex-speechwriter blasts income splitting as “socialism for the wealthy”

Published March 20, 2015

It seems Stephen Harper can’t even get people who used to work for him to get behind income splitting. The late Finance Minister Jim Flaherty expressed his concerns last year, saying the scheme needed a rethink because “there are some people who benefit and lots of people who don’t in that world of income splitting.” We […]

VIDEO: Why income splitting will finally allow your wife to do “chores at home”

Published March 6, 2015

What’s the argument in favour of income splitting anyway? According to tax expert Jack Mintz, the Conservative government’s income splitting scheme helps end the “discriminatory” treatment of single-income families by allowing parents to “stay at home” so they can do “chores at home that you would otherwise have to hire people to do.” The tyranny […]

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