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Progressive News, Views and Ideas Progressive news, views and ideas CANADIAN CENTRE FOR POLICY ALTERNATIVES NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 Contributors Erika Beauchesne is Matt Polacko is Progressive Members of the Resource Communications Co- Economics Fellow with the Movement (see article on ordinator at Canadians for Tax CCPA’s national office and a page 29): Daniel Hoyer Fairness. doctoral candidate in politics is a historian and project Vol. 26, No. 4 at Royal Holloway, University manager of the Seshat: Global Michael Cuenco is an ISSN 1198-497X of London. History Databank, and a part- independent researcher and Canada Post Publication 40009942 time professor at George advocate on tax issues. He is Jennifer Robson is Associate Monitor Brown College’s Centre The is published six times currently pursuing a master Professor of political a year by the Canadian Centre for for Preparatory & Liberal of global affairs at the Munk management at Carleton Policy Alternatives. Studies. Lindsay Wiginton School of Global Affairs and University grew up, lives and works as a The opinions expressed in the Public Policy. Monitor are those of the authors Toby Sanger is Director of transportation planner on the and do not necessarily reflect Jamie Kneen is the Canadians for Tax Fairness. traditional territories of the the views of the CCPA. Communications and He previously worked as Haudenosaunee, the Huron- Please send feedback to Outreach Co-ordinator for Senior Economist of the Wendat and the Anishinaabe [email protected]. MiningWatch Canada, and Canadian Union of Public Peoples. David Gray-Donald lives in Regina, Treaty 4 Editor: Stuart Trew is also responsible for the Employees, Chief Economist Senior Designer: Tim Scarth organization’s Africa program. for the Yukon government territory, but grew up in Layout: Susan Purtell and Principal Economic Toronto where he attended Madeline Lane-McKinley Editorial Board: Alyssa O’Dell, Policy Advisor to the Ontario Upper Canada College. He is is an editor of Blind Field Shannon Daub, Katie Raso, Erika Minister of Finance. the publisher of Briarpatch Shaker, Rick Telfer and a contributing editor Magazine and writes about for Commune Magazine. Katherine Scott is a senior Contributing Writers: climate justice. Bronwyn She is the author of Dear Z, economist in the CCPA’s HELP US SHED LIGHT ON THE Anthony N. Morgan, Frank Bayerl, Oatley, an organizer based in Elfreda Tetteh, Elaine Hughes, (Commune Editions). national office. Tkaronto, is an early inheritor Asad Ismi David Macdonald is a senior Nate Wallace is Policy committed to fighting for a ISSUES THAT MATTER TO YOU. CCPA National Office: economist in the CCPA’s Director of the Young New more equitable distribution 141 Laurier Avenue W, Suite 1000 national office. Democrats. of wealth, land and power. Ottawa, ON K1P 5J3 Claire Trottier, an assistant Tel: 613-563-1341 Shoshana Magnet is Sabrina Wilkinson is a professor at McGill University, (we’ve got some bright ideas) Fax: 613-233-1458 Associate Professor of SSHRC-funded doctoral won the lottery of life by [email protected] feminist and gender studies researcher at Goldsmiths, www.policyalternatives.ca being born in a wealthy and criminology at the University of London where family. Sylvie Trottier is a CCPA BC Office: University of Ottawa. she studies the politics of 520-700 West Pender Street mother, environmentalist internet policy in Canada. 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REGISTERED CHARITY #124146473 RR0001 Contributors CONTENTS Erika Beauchesne is Matt Polacko is Progressive Members of the Resource T a x F a i r n e s s N o w Communications Co- Economics Fellow with the Movement (see article on ordinator at Canadians for Tax CCPA’s national office and a page 29): Daniel Hoyer 12–39 Fairness. doctoral candidate in politics is a historian and project Vol. 26, No. 4 at Royal Holloway, University manager of the Seshat: Global Michael Cuenco is an Time to step up for tax justice ISSN 1198-497X of London. History Databank, and a part- independent researcher and / Toby Sanger Canada Post Publication 40009942 time professor at George advocate on tax issues. He is Jennifer Robson is Associate Monitor Brown College’s Centre Canada’s failed corporate tax cutting binge The is published six times currently pursuing a master Professor of political a year by the Canadian Centre for for Preparatory & Liberal / Matt Polacko of global affairs at the Munk management at Carleton Policy Alternatives. Studies. Lindsay Wiginton School of Global Affairs and University Oh Canada, our home and native tax haven grew up, lives and works as a The opinions expressed in the Public Policy. / Michael Cuenco Monitor are those of the authors Toby Sanger is Director of transportation planner on the and do not necessarily reflect Jamie Kneen is the Canadians for Tax Fairness. traditional territories of the I t p a y s t o e n f o r c e C a n a d i a n t a x l a w the views of the CCPA. Communications and He previously worked as Haudenosaunee, the Huron- / Ryan Campbell Please send feedback to Outreach Co-ordinator for Senior Economist of the Wendat and the Anishinaabe Canada is a “soft target for crooks and kleptocrats” Peoples. David Gray-Donald [email protected]. MiningWatch Canada, and Canadian Union of Public / Erika Beauchesne lives in Regina, Treaty 4 Editor: Stuart Trew is also responsible for the Employees, Chief Economist Quebec’s irresistible march toward fiscal justice Senior Designer: Tim Scarth organization’s Africa program. for the Yukon government territory, but grew up in Layout: Susan Purtell and Principal Economic Toronto where he attended / Samuel-Élie Lesage Madeline Lane-McKinley Editorial Board: Alyssa O’Dell, Policy Advisor to the Ontario Upper Canada College. He is The case for transparency in the extractives sector Shannon Daub, Katie Raso, Erika is an editor of Blind Field the publisher of Briarpatch Minister of Finance. / Kady Seguin and Emily Nickerson Shaker, Rick Telfer and a contributing editor Magazine and writes about for Commune Magazine. Katherine Scott is a senior Contributing Writers: climate justice. Bronwyn Where do Canada’s mining riches go? She is the author of Dear Z, economist in the CCPA’s HELP US SHED LIGHT ON THE Anthony N. Morgan, Frank Bayerl, Oatley, an organizer based in / Jamie Kneen Elfreda Tetteh, Elaine Hughes, (Commune Editions). national office. Tkaronto, is an early inheritor These rich folks want their inheritances taxed! Asad Ismi committed to fighting for a David Macdonald is a senior Nate Wallace is Policy / Members of theISSUES Resource Movement THAT MATTER TO YOU. CCPA National Office: economist in the CCPA’s Director of the Young New more equitable distribution 141 Laurier Avenue W, Suite 1000 national office. Democrats. of wealth, land and power. Should billionaires continue to exist? Ottawa, ON K1P 5J3 Claire Trottier, an assistant / Nate Wallace Tel: 613-563-1341 Shoshana Magnet is Sabrina Wilkinson is a professor at McGill University, (we’ve got some bright ideas) Fax: 613-233-1458 Associate Professor of SSHRC-funded doctoral Close these tax loopholes now won the lottery of life by / [email protected] feminist and gender studies researcher at Goldsmiths, David Macdonald www.policyalternatives.ca being born in a wealthy and criminology at the University of London where family. Sylvie Trottier is a How high should top tax rates go? CCPA BC Office: University of Ottawa. she studies the politics of / 520-700 West Pender Street mother, environmentalist Toby Sanger and Lars Osberg internet policy in Canada.
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