(Tax) Haven Is a Place on Earth

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06/09/19 • 48 min

Canadian corporate cash overseas hit a record high of $353 billion in 2018. Meanwhile in Alberta, Jason Kenney is lowering the corporate tax rate to 8%, the lowest in Canada. Toby Sanger, Executive Director of Canadians for Tax Fairness, joins Team Advantage to discuss the problem of tax havens, tax avoidance, the fallout from the Panama and Paradise Papers abroad and at home, the results of Trump's corporate tax breaks, the myth of job creation, and more. Follow Toby Sanger on Twitter @toby_sanger and visit taxfairness.ca for more!

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