Policy
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 Legalizing TheftA Short Guide to Tax Havens |
When our infrastructures deteriorate, when social benefits are frozen, when our living conditions are precarious, it is because of tax havens. A source of growing inequalities and colossal tax … | Alain Deneault | 125 | 2018 | View |
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From  Life of BrianFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
In this chapter Pitts examines the early life of Brian Flood, an athletic young man with an aptitude for business and entrepreneurship. | Gordon Pitts | 10 | 2020 | $1.00 Add |
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From  Migrant Workers and the TPP |
Canada’s temporary entry commitments in the TPP cover a wider range of occupations and sectors than NAFTA, and for the first time the system would be extended to countries such as Australia … | Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood | 28 | 2016 | $2.80 Add |
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From  Net-Zero ChallengeFrom: Getting to Zero |
Indentifies how Canada, in contrast to several other countries, has failed to develop a credible plan of action for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. Proposes that an … | Tony Clarke | 18 | 2018 | $1.80 Add |
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From Newton’s LawFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
This chapter explores Chris Newton’s younger years; he was an early adopter of home computers, and later enrolled in the computer science program at the University of New Brunswick. | Gordon Pitts | 11 | 2020 | $1.10 Add |
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From Old Dogs, New TricksFrom: Unicorn in the Woods |
This chapter concerns Fiddlehead, a data analytics firm in Moncton that partnered with McCain Foods. | Gordon Pitts | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Outcomes and opportunities |
In this chapter, the author asks to what extent we as a society should be concerned about factors affecting inequality of opportunity (such as race, ethnicity, gender, class) or instead about … | Lars Osberg | 26 | 2024 | $2.60 Add |
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From  Peter Lougheed and the rise of the oil sandsFrom: Oil’s Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines Peter Lougheed’s government in Alberta and the rise of the oil sands paying particular attention to Lougheed’s stance against … | Kevin Taft | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Plutocracy Awaits UsFrom: Canada after Harper |
Linda McQuaig tells us how the inequality generated by “free market” policies has widened the gap between Canada’s ultra-rich and most other Canadians. | Linda McQuaig | 6 | 2015 | $0.60 Add |
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From NEW! Poverty and Inequality |
In this chapter, the author details how incomes at the bottom of the income distribution scale have dramatically eroded in Canada in recent years. | Lars Osberg | 29 | 2024 | $2.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Preface |
John S. Tyhurst | 3 | 2021 | $0.30 Add | |
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From Selling Radian6From: Unicorn in the Woods |
In this chapter, Pitts outlines the sale of Radian6 to Salesforce, a fast-growing company based on the West Coast. This led to a financial windfall for all involved. | Gordon Pitts | 15 | 2020 | $1.50 Add |
 Share the Wealth!How we can tax Canada’s super-rich and create a better country for everyone |
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, millions of Canadians suddenly found themselves out of work as businesses shuttered and the country went into lockdown. While many were struggling to … | 208 | View | ||
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From NEW! Table of Cases |
John S. Tyhurst | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add | |
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From Tackling Tax HavensFrom: Share the Wealth! |
Readings in part 2 of this title explore potential solutions to income inequality in Canada. This chapter discusses the challenges surrounding the regulation of offshore tax havens and the powers … | Angella MacEwen; Jonathan Gauvin | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
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From Tax CutsPart of the Problem, Not the Solution From: Canada after Harper |
Trish Hennessy relates how the obsession with tax cuts promoted by neoliberal governments has served as a convenient excuse for slashing social programs. | Trish Hennessy | 15 | 2015 | $1.50 Add |
