- What should be the program spending, taxation and other priorities of the federal government in the next budget?
- What federal budgetary measures are needed to ensure a strong economy with low rates of unemployment, high levels of research, productivity and innovation, etc.? Are federal tax revenues sufficient to enable adequate services for, and investments in, Canada’s people, regions and sectors, etc.?
- What is the estimated cost of your proposal, and if program spending reductions and/or tax changes were required to finance the cost of your proposal, which programs should have their funding reduced and/or what tax changes would you suggest?
- With the federal government’s five-year tax reduction program completed, should the federal government institute another broadly based tax reduction program and, if so, what taxes should be reduced and by how much?
- What are the opportunities, costs and benefits to reducing the tax burden – through tax rate reductions and changes to thresholds – on low and modest income families, consistent with the federal government’s overall commitment to balanced budgets and sound fiscal management?
- What changes, if any, should be made to the fiscal arrangements between the federal and provincial/territorial governments to correct what some call “the fiscal imbalance” and to alleviate other fiscal pressures in order to stabilize the situation?
- What is the optimal rate of growth of federal program spending in relation to the Canadian economy?
- In the event of a federal budget surplus, how should the surplus be allocated among debt repayment, transfers to the provinces/territories, tax reductions, and – recognizing the constitutional distribution of powers – increased program spending in such areas as quality child care, post-secondary education, housing, research and development, etc.?
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