In the Mood With Kim G C Moody

In this episode, Kim G C Moody describes the proposal to change the way Canadian federal budgets are reported.  First proposed during the Liberal Party leadership campaign, Mr. Carney expressed his desire to “separate the capital budget from the operating budget”.  This old accounting trick has a long history that Kim wrote about in a March 2025 Financial Post article.  The obvious question is what is considered “capital” vs “opera...

In this episode, Kim G C Moody discusses what Canadians can expect in the upcoming November 4, 2025 federal budget. He discusses the fact that the budget is unacceptably late, reviews the Liberal Party tax election promises, what tax measures “should” be in the budget (although they likely won’t be), the use of vacuous phrases like “spend less, invest more” and why it’s unacceptable and deceptive to “separate the capital budget fro...

In this episode of In the Mood With Kim G C Moody Podcast, Kim comments on the huge federal spending commitments recently made by PM Carney. When asked by a reporter about the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s concerns about fiscal sustainability and whether or not there would need to be increased taxes to pay for such amounts, Mr. Carney rolled his eyes and proceeded to give a non-answer. Kim comments on this and the ultimate inevita...

In this episode, Kim G C Moody dives into a high-profile tax controversy involving NHL star John Tavares and the Canada Revenue Agency’s reassessment of his signing bonus from the Toronto Maple Leafs. If you've read recent media coverage on the issue, chances are you've seen more confusion than clarity, so I'm here to set the record straight.

We explore how Canadian tax law and the Canada-U.S. tax treaty actually work when it comes...

In this overdue podcast, Kim provides updates on what’s happened in the Canadian tax and economic landscape since the Canadian election call.

He also discusses the need for new PM Carney to recognize the real division amongst Canadians and work hard to unify.  

Kim then discusses some of the early actions of the Carney government such as not presenting a spring budget, the commitment to implement the deceptive “separation of the op...

In this episode, Kim G C Moody uses the famous song by the classic rock band - The WHO, “Don’t Get Fooled Again” - to discuss how taxation policy gets introduced in Canada by providing an update on the capital gains inclusion rate proposals (they are dead) and then discussing how current politics in Canada will affect the proposed solution to such issues….we need tax reform which has been proposed by The Conservative Party of Canad...

In this episode, Kim spends some time describing some recent experiences of how poor the average Canadian’s knowledge is about finances. 

He goes further to explain why it’s important for Canadians to take this seriously (his mission for 2025 is to continue planting acorns in this area) and how that relates to the current political environment in Canada, especially with external forces like a new U.S. regime threatening to negative...

In this episode of “In The Mood With Kim G C Moody Podcast”, Kim discusses the so-called recent Christmas present handed out by the Canadian federal government: the GST / HST holiday on certain “affordability” items and the $250 cash handout scheduled to be distributed to certain Canadians in the spring of 2025.  Is it really a gift?  Or will it come with significant costs?  Short answer….it’s a costly gift that will have no linger...

This podcast with host Kim G C Moody and guest Jack Mintz discuss the need for comprehensive tax reform in Canada. Mintz outlines the history of tax reform efforts in Canada, including the Carter report and the Mintz committee's recommendations in the 1990s. He argues that since then, Canada has implemented piecemeal changes that have increased tax system complexity and distortions, rather than undertaking meaningful reform. Mintz ...