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Ask your MP to support the tax gap motion
Ask your MP to support the tax gap motionApr 2, 2014How many tax dollars are missing? The troubling answer is that the Harper government has absolutely no idea. Worse, it is thwarting those who want to...
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Are CEOs panicking over a new style of tax rage brewing?
Apr 10, 2014Linda McQuaigFor years now, public commentary about taxes has been dominated by a rabid anti-tax movement, but recent rumblings from the progressive side of the tax debate have threatened...
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Accepting Nova Scotia's tax review is better than the alternative
Dec 1, 2014Ralph SuretteAnother big report, another display of our witlessly shallow politics, which this time has outdone itself in its haste to pour sulphur on the head of Laurel Broten and her tax...
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Alberta rejects the Canadian legacy of tax injustice
May 12, 2015Duncan CameronKnowing that some people are not paying their fair share elicits strong emotions. When a talented leader such as Rachel Notley addresses blatant injustices, people get mad and...
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Justin Trudeau is right about infrastructure spending. Fair corporate taxes...
Sep 1, 2015Stephen KimberWe do need to close what has become a $123-billion infrastructure gap. But the longer-term answer is to equal the tax playing field, so corporations pay their fair share too.
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The problem with the Fraser Institute's consumer tax index
Sep 1, 2015Iglika IvanovaThe problem with Canada's tax system today isn't that average Canadians are paying too much tax, but that high-income Canadians and profitable businesses are paying too little.
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Small business taxes, big loopholes
Sep 15, 2015David MacdonaldKaylie TiessenAre small business tax cuts really the best way to help small business and the Canadian economy? The short answer is no.
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How 7 fair tax options could make a $50 billion difference
How 7 fair tax options could make a $50 billion differenceFeb 22, 2016We've let the principles of fair taxation slide. Tax-dodging has become commonplace because of staff cuts and under-capacity at the...
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Hey, Canada, rich lives matter too
Mar 2, 2016Scott VroomanProposed tax hikes are just the latest example of the hateful scapegoating of Canada's most prosperous.
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Deficit hysteria breaks out in wake of Liberal budget
Mar 29, 2016Duncan CameronAfter the Trudeau government's budget announced a nearly $30-billion deficit, a chorus of right-wing voices started calling for a return to belt-tightening austerity.
View ArticleNot Rex: Panama Papers outrage can make fair taxes possible
Apr 20, 2016Humberto DaSilvaIt's the battle of the taxes! While the rich avoid taxes and stash millions off shore, the rest of us are wondering what gives and what can we do?
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How to become a billionaire and avoid paying taxes
How to become a billionaire and avoid paying taxesJul 29, 2016Jeff Bezos isn't just the owner of Amazon. He also owns the Washington Post, he's worth $50 billion, he even advises the Pentagon. But...
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Finance Minister Bill Morneau is not the reason the Liberals are slumping in...
Oct 16, 2017Karl NerenbergBill Morneau is not the first finance minister to back away from a major proposal. Canadians have many reasons other than a corporate tax change to be disappointed with Justin...
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How tax havens undermine Canadian governance
Nov 10, 2017Ed FinnSecreting wealth in tax havens deprives Canadian governments of massive amounts of tax revenue every year
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Canadian governments' revenue would soar by billions if tax evasions were...
Feb 2, 2018Ed FinnThe magnitude of this massive avoidance (if not evasion) of taxes in Canada is not yet known by most Canadians. It comes to at least $10 billion per year lost in tax revenue.
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