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For the good of the country, rich Canadians need to pay higher taxes on passive income
A tiny slice of the Canadian population was touched by the recent capital gains change. Far more must be done to tax the rich.
Opinion | Canada should support G20 plan to tax billionaires
There’s no particular mystery about taxing the wealthy. It’s utterly doable, even extremely popular, with eye-popping levels of public support — close to 90 per cent.
Opinion | Take it from me, a millionaire, Canada must lead on wealth taxes
I’m not interested in being a rich person in a poor country. I want to live in a society where everyone can live a dignified life today and where we can mitigate the devastating impacts of climate change in the future.
Austrian heiress giving away $36.6M because government won’t tax inheritance
An Austro-German heiress is setting up a citizens group to decide how she should give away much of the fortune she inherited from her grandmother.
Amid Davos, calls are growing to tax the ‘ultra rich.’ Where does Canada stand?
As global leaders gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, there are growing calls to tax what some call the “ultra rich” — but how feasible is that in Canada?
Five Canadians sign open letter from global millionaires urging taxes on the rich
A group of some of the world’s wealthiest individuals – including five Canadians – have signed onto an open letter calling on the richest among them to pay their fair share in taxes.
In 2020 the ultra-rich got richer. Now they're bracing for the backlash
Ultra-rich discussing philanthropy, shifting money and businesses into trust funds, relocating to other countries or states with favourable tax regimes.
Ces millionnaires qui souhaitent payer plus d’impôts
Ils sont millionnaires. Et ils en ont assez de ne pas payer suffisamment d’impôts.
Millionaires at the World Economic Forum are demanding higher taxes: Don Pittis
To fight inequality, letter urges elites to demand worldwide tax reform.
Patriotic Millionaires urge the rich to pay 'higher and fairer taxes'
At least 121 wealthy people have signed letter titled Millionaires Against Pitchforks.