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Tax havens cost Canada some $15 billion a year in revenue. Is Ottawa’s crackdown working?

January 9, 2026

January 9, 2026Insightthe toronto star,transit,taxes

Three women sitting in an auditorium take a selfie together, smiling and posing with a digital camera. The background shows empty wooden seats, hinting at a recent Vancouver public transit funding tax hike contest event. A fourth person is blurred in the foreground.

Gasp! A contest on how to fund Vancouver transit improvements was won with three shocking words — sales tax hike

December 6, 2025

December 6, 2025Insightthe toronto star,transit,taxes