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- Published on Sunday, 29 November -0001 16:00
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Holy crap. Last week, 219 Leadnow members chipped in for a national opinion poll on corporate tax havens. We just got the results and they’re incredible.
90% of Canadians think that it’s morally wrong for Canadian corporations to use tax havens to dodge paying their fair share in tax (even if it’s legal) — and 87% want the Trudeau Liberals to make tax havens illegal.[1] The poll's making headlines, and politicians are talking about it.
I don't think I've ever seen a poll with such broad public agreement. But is it really any wonder? Billionaire corporations dodge $15 billion in taxes every year by stuffing them into offshore tax havens.[2] And when corporations dodge their taxes, you pay more.
Now that we know there’s mass opposition to corporate tax havens, we have a real shot at winning this campaign against cashed-up corporations who are going to fight tooth and nail to protect their dodgy tax avoidance schemes — but we have to build the campaign now.
Together our powerful people-powered campaign can convince Trudeau to crackdown on corporate tax havens, but you’re missing out. Will you join the movement that's taking on the billion-dollar tax dodgers? The first step is signing the petition.
The Paradise Papers exposed how the biggest offenders of tax dodging are giant Canadian corporations that account for two-thirds of tax avoidance.[3]
If governments started collecting the $15 billion we lose every year in corporate taxes, we could solve the First Nations water crisis and have public childcare and free university tuition across the country.[3]
No matter what issue concerns you most - whether it’s the housing crisis, pharmacare, investment in green energy - corporate tax dodging is hurting it.
The rest of us work hard and pay our fair share of tax to build a country we can be proud of. We need to come together to make sure our government starts cracking down on corporations that hoard public money for their own self-enrichment.
Over the coming months, with hard-hitting content, ad buys, a powerful coalition of allies, and boots on the ground, we’ll drown out the voices of billionaire corporations who you can bet are now scrambling to keep their dodgy tax havens.They might have money and access, but we’ve got people-power — and 90% of the country on our side. Billionaire corporations are threatened by this poll, and they should be. We’re coming after them. Join us.
https://act.leadnow.ca/tax-avoiders/
Thanks for all you do,
Brittany, on behalf of the Leadnow team
[1] The Toronto Star, Canadians wants a ban on tax havens, poll finds[2-3] Canadians for Tax Fairness, Bay Street and Tax Havens: Curbing corporate Canada’s addiction
P.S. For full poll results visit: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leadnow/Environics+Tax+Havens+tabs+Dec+8-17.pdf
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