This brief was submitted on April 5, 2013 to the House of Commons Finance Committee for the hearing on Bill M-315. It was prepared by Dr. Christine Saulnier, Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' Nova Scotia Office.
Cette information est disponible en français: Mémoire présenté au Comité permanent des finances de la Chambre des communes sur la motion M-315.
The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement could be signed within weeks. Join us for a lunch-and-learn on the negative impacts this deal will have on Nova Scotia, and why it’s not too late for the Dexter government to walk away from CETA.
Location: McCain Building, Room 2198, Dalhousie University, Halifax.
Speakers:
Christine Saulnier, Nova Scotia Director for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, co-author of the new report CETA and Nova Scotia: Who Pays for ‘Free’ Trade?
Stuart Trew, Trade Campaigner for The Council of Canadians, author of The CETA Deception: How the Harper government’s public relations campaign misrepresents the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
For more details, download the event poster below:
The 2013 Nova Scotia Alternative Provincial Budget invests in good jobs, strong communities, and participatory economics. It is a comprehensive budget that involved 30 plus collaborators and makes strategic investments to boost the sluggish economy and expand opportunities for all Nova Scotians.
View coverage of the NSAPB by Global Maritimes (start at 2:08).
Read coverage by the Chronicle Herald.
Read coverage by the Cape Breton Post.
Read coverage by News 95.7.
Read coverage by the Halifax Media Co-op.
Read commentary about the NSAPB on behindthenumbers.ca or the Progressive Economics Forum.
Join CCPA-Nova Scotia for a Tribute to Howard Epstein
Friday May 10th at 8:00pm, Doors Open at 7:30
Great Hall, Dalhousie University Club
6259 Alumni Crescent (just off South Street), Halifax, Nova Scotia
Among those who will honour Howard Epstein is Canadian economist, Jim Stanford. All funds raised at this event (minus expenses) will support the work of the Nova Scotia office of the CCPA.
The Nova Scotia Alternative Budget launch take place March 25 at the JBO Centre, 2103 Gottingen St, Halifax. From 9:00-10:00am we'll have a community briefing followed by a press conference at 10:30.
Everyone is welcome at either event, but space is limited. Please RSVP for the community briefing to ccpans@policyalternatives.ca. Snacks and coffee will be provided; limited copies of the full report and copies of the Budget in Brief will be available.
CCPA-NS is continuing its work, in partnership with The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies and the Nova Scotia Chambers of Commerce, to ask that the Province of Nova Scotia undertake a study into the potential for a shift from municipal property taxes to municipal income taxes as the principal source of municipal revenue. The three organizations have each released reports that reach similar conclusions: the property tax system is flawed, inefficient, and unfair.
Read about upcoming tour dates.
Recent media coverage of the proposal:
The Chronicle Herald, Stephenson: An income tax won’t cure HRM woes.
The Chronicle Herald, Stephenson: Municipal tax reform a hot potato for Savage, Dexter.
Global Maritimes: Nova Scotia Evening New News: Feb. 25, (start at 7:20).
The Chronicle Herald, Fraser: Income tax plan touted.
The Chronicle Herald, Editorial: Time for homework on municipal tax reform.
Read the original press release with links to all of these reports.
Read the CCPA-NS primer on why we support a move to municipal income tax.
The CCPA-NS first floated the idea of a Refunded Municipal Income Tax in our 2012 Alternative Provincial Budget. We called again for the ReMit again in our first ever Alternative Municipal Budget for HRM 2012.
The public is invited to a presentation and discussion with AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill, CCPA-NS research associate Dr. Michael Bradfield and NS Chambers of Commerce Executive Director Wayne Fiander, Moderated by CCPA-NS Director, Christine Saulnier.
For the first time, these three groups will join together in an attempt to bring awareness of the alternatives to the property tax system in use globally and their strengths and weaknesses, including a proposed municipal income tax system.
Date: Wednesday March 20, 2013
Time: 6:30 p.m. registration, 7:00 p.m. panel discussion
Place: Saint Mary's University, Atrium AT101 (off Inglis St., Halifax,NS)
Seating is limited. Please confirm your place by registering here.
Collaborating for municipal tax reform.
This is a first. We have partnered with the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, and the Nova Scotia Chambers of Commerce to ask that the Province of Nova Scotia undertake a study into the potential for a shift from municipal property taxes to municipal income taxes as the principal source of municipal revenue. The three organizations have each released reports that reach similar conclusions: the property tax system is flawed, inefficient, and unfair.
Read the full press release with links to all of these reports.
Read the CCPA-NS primer on why we support a move to municipal income tax.
The CCPA-NS first floated the idea of a Refunded Municipal Income Tax in our 2012 Alternative Provincial budget. We called again for the ReMit again in our first ever Alternative Municipal Budget for HRM 2012.
Here is some of the media coverage of the ReMit:
The CCPA’s bold vision and creative solutions help us imagine better futures for all. Its efforts to build bridges between labour, industry, and civil society and mentor young activists lay the foundation for realizing those provocative futures. I consider my support for the CCPA an investment in a better future for British Columbia.
— Polly Ng, Next Up graduate
