Billionaires. Wealth taxes. Stock market booms and busts. In one form or another, wealth is in the headlines day after day. But what actually is wealth? Who has it and who doesn’t? And why should we care about it?
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For Immediate Release: Tuesday, 4 October 2022
The Canadian government loses over 40 billion dollars every year because of tax loopholes.
Most of that money ends up in the pockets of large corporations and very rich people, whose wealth would continue to grow even if those loopholes were closed.
Meanwhile, the public services we all benefit from such as healthcare, education, public transport, and protecting the environment, remain underfunded.
The new Supply and Confidence Agreement between the Liberal Party and the NDP promises quick action on dental care, pharmacare and long-term care to bring about substantially better healthcare for all Canadians. It also ramps up investments in affordable housing and climate action. New funds need to be identified in Budget 2022 and beyond in order to make these commitments a reality.
The federal budget should include immediate action to close tax loopholes and uncover tax cheats, raise the corporate tax rate, and implement a wealth tax.
For immediate release: February 11, 2026
Speaking yesterday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that the so-c
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The cost of living crisis in our country is out of control, food bank use is at record highs, and millions of Canadians are feeling stretched, if not struggling, to cover the basics.