Opinion: Tax hikes putting Western provinces at disadvantage

We’re now in budget season, and with the federal budget less than a week away, we’ll soon know if Canada’s deteriorating tax competitiveness is dealt with in any meaningful way.
The federal Liberal government legislated income tax hikes that took effect in 2016, which — in conjunction with tax hikes at the provincial level across the country — significantly eroded Canada’s competitiveness compared to its economic peers. Unless governments reverse this trend, o