Finance committee  We're very happy to see the end of the flow-through shares for investments in oil and gas companies. We take issue with the flow-through share structure more generally. It really only benefits the absolute elite investors and encourages investment in what are otherwise not profit

Finance committee  Thank you very much. Our general comment with regard to climate action in budget 2022 is that there's nowhere near enough direct actual action with funding to achieve the types of economic transformations that we need. We're concerned that there is excess reliance on tax credits

Finance committee  Yes. Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to comment on that. Our main concerns with all of the speculative housing measures have to do with how that is targeted. We think that taking steps towards reducing the treatment of housing as an asset first and a home sec

Finance committee  Yes. They absolutely risk being fuel on the fire. I get the instinct behind these measures. My concern is that they're rooted in an impulse to always try to adhere to the market logic and let the market work the way it wants to work. But where housing is at, we need to look to th

Finance committee  Thank you very much. Thank you kindly for having Canadians for Tax Fairness comment on this budget implementation bill. Let me begin by commending the government for acting with the appropriate urgency to create a publicly accessible beneficial ownership registry. The need for

Industry committee  It's hard to say at this moment that Canada is out of step, but the fact that there has been very little discussion spurred on by what has come out of the U.S. and the U.K. governments is worrying. The current Canadian government prides itself on being progressive and is currentl

Industry committee  Put the money there. Support them. Support those small businesses. Support the local economy. Support the things that will keep our communities thriving. If the concern is that the debt is growing, then you can find the money where it is, which is with the wealthy.

Industry committee  Thank you for welcoming Canadians for Tax Fairness to speak on this topic. The pandemic has taught us many lessons. Most importantly, it taught us that we are inextricably dependent on each other. Individualism is a myth. Part of this lesson is that government is a vital instit