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2020-05-12
Super wealth tax, excess profits tax among progressive policies to tackle inequality
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Photo: Jeff Bezos, Amazon owner and one of the richest people in the world. Amazon, which is notorious for avoiding taxes, is among those corporations profiting during the pandemic. Steve Jurvetson, flickr
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2020-04-09
Greater protections needed as Canada responds to COVID-19
The federal government has moved with impressive speed and flexibility to “do whatever it takes” to deal with the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic—but there’s still much work to do to protect vulnerable workers and businesses, and to safeguard public finances against abuse.
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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.
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2020-03-10
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.
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2020-02-10
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.
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2020-01-09
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.
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2019-12-09
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.
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2019-11-01
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.
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2019-10-18
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
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2019-10-10
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.