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GUNTER: Taxes an oversized part of Canadian families' affordability crisis

Taxes now consume about 42 per cent of a family’s income. The basic necessities consume 36 per cent

In 2010, just 15 years ago, the average Canadian family paid $28,878 in taxes to all three levels of government. According to the Fraser Institute, last year the average family paid $50,721.

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