Month: September 2017
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Don’t let the shrill voices prevail. Contact the Finance Minister
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University of Ottawa Economics Professor Michael Wolfson has studied equity issues his whole career and much of the current policy discourse is due to his research. His recent posting at the Evidence Network asks, “Should the loudest voices prevail on proposed tax reform?” It looks like the Federal government has not played its politics very…
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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Report de-bunks myths on income sprinkling
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There are a lot of myths about the government’s policy proposals. Some of them concern so-called “income sprinkling”, that is corporations giving income to family members who do not really work for the corporation. According to a new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives: “Nearly all of the families who benefit most from…
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Columnists of Different Political persuasion support the Federal Government’s proposed tax changes
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Columnists across the political spectrum support the Federal tax proposals There is broad political support for fairer taxation. Even though Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has launched his fall offensive on these issues, many conservatives do not support him. National Post columnist Andrew Coyne noted that whatever levels of taxation or quality of government services one…
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Dr. Hasan Sheikh: It’s time to change the way we discuss doctors and taxes
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On Friday September 22nd the Globe and Mail Report on Business section published a commentary by Dr. Hasan Sheikh supporting the tax proposals. Dr. Sheikh gets further into the overall physician compensation issue. Doctors know how the current methods of remuneration are mainly very inequitable. The predominant fee for service payment system leads to tremendous…
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Op-Ed in the Toronto Star
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The Toronto Star published our op-ed: Doctors say tax us: Canada is worth it. Across the country, hundreds of doctors are signing on for tax fairness.
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Doctors say tax us! Canada is worth it
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in Op-EdsDuring the past month many doctors have mobilized to oppose the tax changes proposed by the Federal government for individuals who are incorporated. We say that the government should move ahead with these plans and go much further in pursuing Canadian economic equity. We recommend that our physician colleagues should resolve their financial issues through…