A Short History: The 2013 Budget Speech by Jim Flaherty promised stepped up action on tax avoidance. This raised hopes that Canada would adhere to promises it made to its G8 partners to crack down on profit shifting and tax havens. Soon after, auditors and investigators received layoff notices. Federal revenues and the budgets of eight provinces rely on good management at the CRA.
Author(s): Gabriel Zucman
Publish Date: 2015
How the international tax haven system works (and doesn't).
Author(s): Alex and Jordan Himelfarb
Publish Date: 2013
What we get for what we invest and what we lose when we pay less tax.
Author(s): Richard Swift
Publish Date: 2013
The popularity and multiple benefits of taxing extreme wealth.
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Author(s): Brigitte Alepin
Publish Date: 2012
How wealthy individuals and corporations can pay their fair share while growing their wealth.
Author(s): Nicholas Shaxson
Publish Date: 2012
The damage tax havens wreak, including the 2009 financial crisis.
Murray Dobbin, former President of Canadians for Tax Fairness, describes the need to to have progressive taxation to protect social programs and build a more equal society in Canada.
Canadians for Tax Fairness (C4TF) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that advocates for fair and progressive tax policies, aimed at building a strong and sustainable economy, reducing inequalities, and funding quality public services.
Author(s): Robin Einhorn
Publish Date: 2006
The origins of American anti-tax and anti-government rhetoric in slavery.