The government needs to seriously look at curbing spending before it looks at any further taxes.  My suggestions would run to these:  No level of government should be able to set their own pay.  There should be a formula for pay increases and it should be set before the election.  We should seriously look at the benefits of corporate handouts ie Bombardier etc.  I do agree with higher taxes on stock options if they are a large part of your income.  They should be taxed as income as this is being abused.  Also a levy on high frequency trading and day trading, this is not investing, it is gambling.  Also they should get rid of the tax loopholes that currently exist for business such as tax avoidance through shell companies or using low tax jurisdictions to hide profits.  These kinds of things make fools of everyone who pays taxes.  They should also close off write offs for business that involve sports tickets, golf memberships etc (some of these might have already been closed)