Today, the Canadian Tax Observatory announced the nine prominent tax thinkers who will form its founding expert advisory committee.
“I’m looking forward to working with this impressive group to guide the Observatory’s ambitious strategy and research agenda to advance fair taxation in Canada,” says CEO Heather Scoffield. “Taxation issues are complex and multilayered. This team reflects that, with deep expertise across academia, policymaking, tax law, accounting, economics and investment.”
The committee will meet twice a year and provide frequent consultation to guide the Observatory’s expert analysis and public engagement. Drawing on their diverse perspectives and experience, they will inform a rigorous and sophisticated approach to understanding the real-world implications of tax policy on Canadians’ economic lives.
L’Observatoire canadien de la fiscalité a dévoilé aujourd’hui les noms des neuf éminents spécialistes de la fiscalité qui composeront son nouveau comité d’experts.
« Je me réjouis à la perspective de travailler avec un groupe d’une telle envergure, qui accompagnera l’Observatoire dans ses ambitions et contribuera à orienter sa stratégie et ses travaux de recherche en faveur de l’équité fiscale au Canada », indique la cheffe de la direction, Heather Scoffield. « Les enjeux liés à la fiscalité sont complexes et pluridimensionnels. La composition de cette équipe en est l’illustration, puisqu’elle rassemble de grands spécialistes issus du monde universitaire et des domaines des politiques publiques, du droit fiscal, de la comptabilité, de l’économie et des placements. »
Le comité se réunira deux fois par an et conseillera fréquemment l’Observatoire dans ses analyses spécialisées et ses interventions auprès du public. La diversité des points de vue et des expériences de ses membres nourrira une réflexion rigoureuse et éclairée sur l’impact de la politique fiscale sur la vie économique des Canadiens.
Advisory Committee Members
David Duff
Professor of Law and Director of the Tax LLM program at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia.
Antoine Genest-Gregoire
Assistant Professor of the Department of Taxation at the University of Sherbrooke and a researcher under its Research Chair in Taxation and Public Finance
Anish Makim
Partner at ExCap Advisors and a senior business advisor in Canada’s telecommunications sector
Kevin Milligan
Professor and Director of the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia and Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research
Carman McNary
Tax and corporate lawyer at Dentons Canada LLP, providing strategic advice to companies and their boards, First Nations and FN business groups, non-profit and charitable organizations
Elena Patel
Co-Director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, the Pozen Director’s Chair, and a Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution
Sandra Rosier
Tax advisor and, lawyer; and Founder and principal at Rosier Tax Advisory, which provides tax counsel to pension funds, global asset managers and financial institutions
Charles St-Arnaud
Chief Economist at Servus Credit Union
Shirley Tillotson
Professor of History at Dalhousie University and author of award-winning Give and Take: The Citizen-Taxpayer and the Rise of Canadian Democracy
For more information, contact:
Heather Scoffield, CEO
The Canadian Tax Observatory
heather@canadiantaxobservatory.ca
Cell: 613-314-1198
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