Ideology II: Time to Pay More Taxes?

2,687 views · Published 13 May 2010 · 49:33 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: TVO Today · 2010 · Education

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Raising taxes is usually not very popular. But with soaring government deficits and looming shortfalls, for the first time in years, is there a growing movement to raise taxes?

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Andrew Coyne is national editor of Maclean's. He is a frequent commentator on television and radio. Visit andrewcoyne.com.

Diane Francis is editor at large for National Post.

Hugh Mackenzie is principal at the Economic Consulting Firm, Hugh Mackenzie and Associates, and an economist and research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

John Tory is chair of the Toronto City Summit Alliance and host of Live Drive with John Tory on Newstalk 1010 radio in Toronto. He was leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party from 2004 to 2009.

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