At The Main Street Journal, we’re concerned that large organizations such as the CD Howe Institute, the Globe and Mail, and KPMG are pushing changes to our tax system that would reduce personal and corporate tax rates in favor of increased GST. The Globe and Mail Published on September 25, 2026 – Matt Lundy led … Read more
Canada is really a small business economy. This is not a matter of opinion; it follows directly from how the labour force is distributed across our private sector. If you include the estimated 1.29 million unincorporated self-employed individuals working on their own, fully 31.6% of our 14.7 million private sector workers work in businesses that … Read more
Mainstream news publications in Canada operate on very tight, near-zero profit margins, as total industry revenues have contracted sharply over the past two decades. But, unlike the tenuous profitability of mainstream media, social media platforms are highly profitable. As I write this, my concern is that social media content while ‘democratized’, has no perceptible link … Read more
Were there parallels to contemporary micro-firms and today’s global corporate behemoths? by Rob Farrow, SBA (www.sba-canada.com) Both Dr. Luke Kemp – author of Goliath’s Curse – and Dr. James C. Scott – author of Against the Grain – two political scientists – paint an interesting portrait of early human civilization. I can’t help but draw … Read more