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Ontario fall update: Multi-year plan to squeeze public services continues
Government revenues are rising and the provincial deficit is melting away, but Ontario’s Finance Minister is sticking to his multi-year plan for significant cuts to…
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Big Oil’s Political Reach
Mapping fossil fuel lobbying from Harper to Trudeau Download 1.41 MB 64 pages In Canada between 2011 and 2018 the fossil fuel industry was one…
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Fossil fuel industry lobby influences federal policy regardless of who’s in government, new report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (VANCOUVER) Over 60 per cent of voters in the recent federal election cast ballots for parties that campaigned…
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Ten things to know about the 2019-20 Alberta budget
On October 24 (halfway through the fiscal year) Alberta finance minister Travis Toews tabled the 2019-20 Alberta budget. The first provincial budget of Jason Kenney’s…
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Canada’s failed corporate tax cutting binge
Corporate income tax has long been a leading provider of government revenue. Unfortunately, large sections of the media and policy-making community have accepted the notion,…
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Should billionaires continue to exist?
Wealth taxation is back on the progressive political agenda. It is both a refreshing new idea and a return to vogue of a policy established…
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These rich folks want their inheritances taxed!
We are living with vast discrepancies between rich and poor in Canada. That much is undeniable. According to the Broadbent Institute, 10% of Canadians held almost…
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What riches await…
Mining enjoys massive government support in Canada. Politically, it’s treated as a preferred development option for remote communities and Indigenous peoples. Former Saskatchewan premier Brad…
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The case for transparency in the mining, oil and gas sector
Canada is one of the biggest extractive sector players in the world. We are home to approximately 60% of the world’s mining companies, and the…
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An irresistible march toward fiscal justice
Échec aux paradis fiscaux was founded in 2011 by a small group of unions and civil society organizations fed up with how easily corporations and high-wealth…
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A “soft target for crooks and kleptocrats”
When John Penrose visited Canada this year to address a global anti-corruption summit, he brought some advice for his host country. The U.K. member of parliament…
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Oh Canada, our home and native tax haven
Imagine you’re a lawyer who specializes in international taxation. You work at a prestigious firm whose clients include the world’s rich and powerful: Russian oligarchs,…
