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Paradis fiscaux: plus de 170 milliards $ proviennent du Canada
3 jours 16 heures
Les paradis fiscaux accueillent aujourd'hui 170 milliards $ en provenance du Canada, ce qui inquiète les militants pour l'équité fiscale et les spécialistes de la lutte contre le crime financier.
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Guess How Many Tax $$ are In Havens?
1 semaine 6 jours
New Tax Haven Numbers at All-Time High Canadian money stashed in the top 12 global tax havens has hit $170 Billion, according to calculations by Canadians for Tax Fairness using data released this week by Statistics Canada.  
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Great Revenue Robbery - Montreal Style
2 semaines 2 jours
Join Great Revenue Robbery authors Dennis Howlett and Richard Swift for the Montreal launch of a book a lot of people have been talking about - and celebrate with us as we go into a second printing. The event takes place on Thursday, May 23 starting at 7pm. It is being held at Argo Bookshop, 1915 St. Catherine Street West. The owner tells us  Argo is  the oldest bookstore in Montreal. But it certainly isn't afraid of some new ideas.   
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...And Speaking of Billions in Uncollected Taxes
3 semaines 1 jour
The House of Commons Committee studying tax havens is releasing its report this afternoon.Will the report set Canada on the right course to deal with billions of dollars that go untaxed every year?Here are some key things to look for:
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Great Revenue Robbery Comes to Kitchener-Waterloo
4 semaines 1 jour
People in Kitchener-Waterloo will be getting together to hear all about the Great Revenue Robbery on Monday April 29 at 7 p.m at the First United Church, 16 Williams Street West in Waterloo.  Executive Director Dennis Howlett, will be the featured speaker, busting a lot of myths about Canada and taxation. 
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Great Revenue Robbery: Toronto Edition
5 semaines 3 jours
In the mood for an energetic discussion about tax fairness?We've got just the spot for you.Join C4TF's Dennis Howlett, Great Revenue Robbery editor and contributor Richard Swift among others at the Toronto launch of the book.  It takes place April 15  6:30 pm at No One Writes to the Colonel, 460 College Street, Toronto. 
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Here's a Question for British Columbians......
6 semaines 3 jours
Guess how much BC loses each year because of tax loopholes, tax havens and an outdated federal tax system?Find out and meet the authors of the Great Revenue Robbery at one of these three Tax Fairness events! 
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Selling Out at the Ottawa Book Launch
6 semaines 4 jours
No. Not THAT kind of selling out. Octopus Book sold out every copy they had of the Great Revenue Robbery at last Thursday's book launch.Thanks to everyone who came out.  It was an evening of spirited conversation and inspired plans for the future of Canadians for Tax Fairness. 
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Don't Let Banks off the Hook.
9 semaines 1 jour
With all the Pre-Budget hoopla going around in Ottawa this week, there is one story that isn't getting the attention it deserves.On Thursday March 21, the Finance Committee studying tax havens will be hearing from Canada's major banks.  Half the $160 Billion sitting in tax havens got there through banks and financial companies.  Needless to say they have a vested interest.
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Tune In: CBC's The Current Talks with Tax Fairness
9 semaines 3 jours
Want an update on how tax havens are hurting Canada's economy and skewing finances of countries all across the globe? *Listen to this interview from CBC's The Current with C4TF's Dennis Howlett.* p.s The answer involves Billions of dollars and the interview starts at 1:40 mark.  
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Tax Havens: "Silent but Mammoth Revenue Killer"
9 semaines 6 jours
PostMedia Journalist Jason Fekete has pulled together a well-researched series on tax issues in Canada - illustrating the urgency of the situation and echoing many of the same arguments Canadians for Tax Fairness has been making for the past year.  
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Taxes: Let's Level the Field.
10 semaines 2 jours
 OTTAWA—This morning the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released its annual Alternative Federal Budget (AFB).  It is a thoughtful document that clearly shows that so called "austerity" measures from the federal government could further stall an already sputtering economy. The inspiring thing about the AFB is that it shows, with careful research, how there are alternative plans that can strengthen the economy, improve quality of life and eliminate the deficit by 2016.
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Why tax cuts aren’t cutting it for women
10 semaines 6 jours
Today is International Women’s Day. While we join in celebrating the progress women have achieved across the span of history, we also can’t forget that obstacles still impede the economic status of women. To mark this day, Canadians for Tax Fairness asks you to consider 3 things about how tax cuts contribute to inequity and hold women back from getting a fair deal:
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Backfire: Your Government Is Not a Business
11 semaines 1 jour
Talk to many federal public servants and you will hear the same story. The system is obsessed with process."It would be almost comical if it wasn't affecting the programs and services that help build a better Canada," says C4TF Director Dennis Howlett. "Your government is not a business." Internationally recognized  public administration expert Donald Savoie echoes those sentiments. 
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Five Minutes: Up to Speed on Canada and Tax Havens
11 semaines 5 jours
Need a "catch-me-up" on what's been happening with the billion dollar tax haven mess  the Parliamentary Finance Committee has been investigating? This recent five minute interview with leading Canadian economist Armine Yalnizyan will do the trick. It played recently on CBC Toronto's Morning Show.
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Les Québécois-es : les plus imposé-es en Amérique du Nord ?
12 semaines 8 heures
On entend dire fréquemment que le fardeau fiscal des Québécois-es est trop lourd, et que le Québec serait le territoire ayant les taux d’imposition les plus élevés en Amérique du Nord. L’Institut de recherche et d’informations socio-économiques (IRIS) a souhaité, dans cette note, vérifier la véracité de cette affirmation souvent présentée comme une évidence. Pour ce faire, nous comparerons l’imposition de différents ménages types au Québec et dans d’autres États à travers le monde pour ensuite jeter un œil sur l’évolution de la fiscalité des particuliers au Québec depuis trente ans.
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Do Tax Justice Advocates have a Funny Bone?
12 semaines 11 heures
You betcha!Billions of dollars lost to loopholes and tax havens is no laughing matter - but it was incredibly cool to hear the CBC Radio Comedy program, The Debaters, tackle taxes.The question: is paying taxes a privilege or a punishment?Vancouver comedian Charles Demers and "That Canadian Guy" Glen Foster traded barbs.You can hear a snippet here.  
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Ontario, We Need to Talk.
12 semaines 3 jours
Each and every Canadian province loses billions in revenues from tax loopholes, tax havens and outdated tax policy.Ontario budgets less for public programs and services than any other province in Canada; Yet the government has let $15 billion in tax revenues slip through the system.
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Tax Haven Hearings Heat Up
12 semaines 3 jours
Public and media interest about the impact of tax havens on the Canadian economy has prompted the House of Commons Finance Committee to televise its hearings..Click here if you want to see if MPs are asking the right questions.On Tuesday, February 26 starting at 845 Eastern - the committee will be hearing from the OECD which has slammed multinationals for using questionable strategies to avoid legitimate taxation.
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Evasion fiscale
13 semaines 3 heures
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