Politics and its Discontents

Few people do it as well as Robert Reich. And there are lessons here for Canada as well: I don't know who needs to hear this, but refu...

Having friends in high places is certainly something the wealthy must savour as they continue to hide money in offshore tax havens. Yes, t...

Over a year ago I posted about the sad record of the CRA in pursuing offshore tax cheats as revealed by the Panama Papers . It seems that...

Given its recent rather dubious pursuits of lost tax revenue, I readily admit that I don't know what to make of the latest report that...

In Part 1, I tried to establish that there is a gross discrepancy between the rhetoric and the reality of Justin Trudeau's promise to...

In yesterday's Star , Christopher Hume had occasion to call Prime Minister Trudeau the princeling practitioner of the politics of appe...

Prime-Minister-For-A-Day Kim Campbell is probably best remembered for saying, “An election is no time to discuss serious issues.” She migh...

Ed Broadbent recently wrote on the need for real tax reform, calling for an end to the various favours our government bestows on the ult...

If you aren't yet outraged over recent revelations, check your pulse to make sure you are still amongst the living. Happily, signs o...

In her latest iPolitics article, Kady O'Maley offers the view that the revelations of The Paradise Papers do not constitute a scandal...

PM Justin Trudeau says he's satisfied with Liberal fundraiser Stephen Bronfman's explanation of his ties to offshore accounts, but C...

Ah, Star letter writers rarely disappoint. Truth, rather than political spin, always improves my mood. Liberal Party fundraisers held f...

“We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes.” -Leona Helmsley "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a nee...

The prospect of real tax reform in Canada just got a lot dimmer. Today's release of the Paradise Papers suggests why. CBC News is ...

I hardly think that is too harsh a description of both those who park their money offshore to avoid taxes and those who facilitate such evas...

Don't worry. This is not one of those bromides on how to live a long and happy life. It is, however, a realistic recipe for social coh...

If, like me, you were rather appalled by the hypocritical yet predictable enconiums offered to Jm Flaherty by his political foes, you will...

My friend Gary recently alerted me to this, which should sicken all Canadian citizens. It is a story of corporate greed, massive amounts of ...

Just two pictures , so perhaps not a real gallery, but I think the descriptor is accurate.

As noted in a previous post , many of our more prosperous citizens feel no obligation to the country that made their great wealth possible...