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2020-03-19

Special COVID-19 tax fairness newsletter

Governments now have the extraordinary opportunity to bolster fiscal policies to help Canadians get past the COVID-19 crisis and strengthen our country’s resiliency to future threats.

Canadians for Tax Fairness, NGOs call for climate action in Budget 2020

As Canada struggles with low oil prices and the looming threat of a global recession, the federal government has an opportunity to fund climate action with tax justice.

Illicit activity remains under Canada’s radar without public registry of company owners

Canada recently dropped four points in Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Ranking, landing behind peers like Germany and Norway.

Stock option loophole changes postponed again

In yet another delay of the progressive tax promises they made back in 2015, the federal Liberals have put off tightening one of the most regressive tax loopholes, the stock option deduction.

Minority parliament provides opportunities for progressive tax reform

MPs and Senators returned to Ottawa last week with the Liberal government delivering a Throne Speech to very mixed reviews.

The federal election is over, and now it’s time for real action

Election 2019 is over, and our work pushing tax fairness as a priority for Canada’s new parliament is starting again.

The Laundromat makes Canadian debut amid new controversy

Just when you thought Hollywood’s remaking of the Panama Papers scandal couldn’t get any juicier, lawyers at the Panamanian law firm at the centre of the The Laundromat story are now suing Netflix

Clock ticking on taxing internet giants

In our final countdown of the top tax fairness measures this election, we look at the steps Canada can take to ensure online multinationals pay their fair share.

High time for progressive tax rates

From sophisticated offshore tax dodging schemes and complex tax loopholes to successive corporate and income tax cuts, our broken tax system has contributed to inequality instead of fixing it.

Tax Fairness one of many tools to fight climate change

Canadians for Tax Fairness supports the climate strikes, demanding the federal government use every fiscal policy tool available to scale up efforts against climate change.

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