Winnipeg Free Press By: Dylan Robertson | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Thursday, Apr. 8, 2021 Last Modified: 7:50 PM CDT Thursday, Apr. 8, 2021 | Updates OTTAWA — The Pallister government is taking the unusual step of cutting taxes — a move other provinces led by conservatives have avoided as they try to craft a COVID-19 pandemic recovery. OTTAWA — The Pallister government is taking the unusual step of cutting taxes — a move other provinces led by conservatives have avoided as they try to craft a COVID-19 pandemic recovery. "Tax cuts don't raise revenue, they shrink it," said Allison Christians, chair of tax law at McGill University in Montreal. "It's a pretty simple calculation."