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2019-03-29

NDP first out the gate with tax fairness proposals

In an interview with the Toronto Star this week, federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh said his party will tighten at least one of Canada’s biggest tax loopholes by increasing the amount that the government taxes capital gains income

OPACITY sheds light on ‘snow-washing’

Billions in mystery money are flowing through Toronto real estate thanks to weak federal transparency laws, reveals a joint study released Thursday by Transparency International Canada, Publish What You Pay, and Canadians for Tax Fairness.

British billionaires flee to tax havens:

A massive Times investigation last week found that nearly a third of British billionaires are moving to tax havens

International Women’s Day highlights need for fairer taxes

Taxes touch the lives of all women in Canada and around the world, especially in developing countries where gender inequality is most pronounced.

Swiss bank fined over C$5 billion for enabling tax fraud in France

A Paris court this month found UBS Group AG guilty of helping rich clients hide funds

Shocking inaction post Panama Papers

An exclusive Journal de Montréal investigation this week revealed only 12 of the 900 Canadians named in the Panama Papers have been ordered to pay back the government

Latest SNC scandal a call to action

SNC Lavalin is once again in the news -- this time over allegations of government pressure to stop the company’s criminal prosecution.

Support for taxing the rich takes off

The conversation around taxing the super-rich continues to spread across the globe.

Summer 2014 Newsletter

New Bill Aims to Stop Corporate Tax Avoidance
So here’s a $8 billion question: How do you stop Canadian multinationals like Cameco or Gildan from setting up subsidiaries in offshore tax havens so that they can avoid paying their fair share of Canadian taxes?

The short answer is that it is has been very difficult, due in part to gaps in Canada’s Income Tax Act.

Tax Fairness Newsletter - March 2012

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