This is an issue that Oxfam works on internationally, and very interestingly, the work on CRA has been recognized within the confederation and I know other colleagues in other countries are now pointing to Canada's effort in countering tax evasion. That's an interesting piece of work and we're definitely very supportive of it.
In terms of increasing the corporate tax rate, it's interesting because I was in meetings at the Department of Finance this week with Mr. Morneau's team saying we recognize that significant cuts to the corporate tax rate over the past decade have not led to growth, have had no impact on growth, and actually have diminished our capacity as a government to pay for public services. We're saying that that's not a strategy that functions, and we're quite frank about wanting to see corporate tax rates increase, if it was politically feasible.
Oxfam will be coming out later this year with a study I'll share that ranks inequality-tackling measures across countries. It's looking at 90 countries across the board. We're already seeing where Canada ranks in this index, and we're very low on the scale because of our corporate tax rates. They're some of the lowest, definitely within OECD countries, and even compared to our American neighbours.
Our interest is not so much in how taxation functions. It's how much the government has to invest in pro-poor policy measures and to invest in foreign aid. We know these are one of the areas, and I'm sure all of you on the committee know it's not easy to get new money. It's easier to spend it than to raise it, and this is one of our recommendations.