“The solutions are clear, easy to implement, and Canada’s corporations can easily afford to contribute their fair share. The federal government should raise the corporate income tax rate from 15% to 20%, and tax excessive pandemic profits, especially from corporations that got public subsidies.” — Dr. D. T. Cochrone, author and economist
Ottawa (02 Dec. 2021) — The State of Tax Justice 2021, a report from the Tax Justice Network shows how tax dodging by large corporations and the wealthy is interfering with the recovery from COVID-19 pandemic.
Ottawa (17 Nov. 2021) - More than 5years after the Panama Papers leak, CBC is reporting that there have yet to be any charges laid against the people behind a business that helped wealthy individuals avoid taxes. At the same time many provincial governments are claiming that they need to introduce austerity policies because they don’t have enough money.
Ottawa (16 Nov. 2021) — This week it was revealed that a consultant involved in numerous P3 privatization schemes has characterized a proposal for a judicial inquiry into the problems with a P3 for an Ottawa LRT line as an attack on all P3s.
Ottawa (14 Oct. 2021) — Contrary to what the federal government is claiming, the OECD agreement on corporate taxation won’t ensure the world’s largest corporations pay their fair share. In fact, according to Canadians for Tax Fairness many tech giants will pay far less than they would have paid without the agreement.
There is a huge difference between what the federal government said about the OECD agreement and what’s actually in it.
This year the federal government will issue a statement on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Based on previous statements, it will likely be full of fine words. But to eradicate poverty, we need to look past the fine words and focus on the action of the federal government and others who have the power to reduce poverty but are failing to act.
Ottawa (06 Oct. 2021) — This year trade unionists around the world are marking World Day for Decent Work, on October 7, with the theme Just Jobs and calling on governments to develop job plans. What is also being made clear is that, to be effective, these plans need to involved unions, employers and others. And new jobs must be climate-friendly with the goal of a zero-carbon economy.
Ottawa (06 Oct. 2021) — This year trade unionists around the world are marking World Day for Decent Work, on October 7, with the theme Just Jobs and calling on governments to develop job plans. What is also being made clear is that, to be effective, these plans need to involved unions, employers and others. And new jobs must be climate-friendly with the goal of a zero-carbon economy.
Ottawa (05 Oct. 2021) — On Monday, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released information from the Pandora Papers, records from 14 companies that help the wealthy use tax havens. The information is a reminder that there is still a lot to do to curb the use of tax havens.