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The international tax world – governments, taxpayers, advisers and various influential observers including non-governmental organizations – have been engaged in a systematic review of international tax rules, practice, policy and behavior since late 2012 and, most forcefully, early 2013.[1] The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) and the G-20 nations, not all of which […]

Written by: J. Scott Wilkie

It’s income tax season and a good time to wonder if the so-called ‘Panama Papers’ scandal will prove to be as significant as the WikiLeaks episode; the latter infamously revealed secret diplomatic cables and inner-workings of governments, while the former exposed an international network of possible tax cheats and corruption. I do believe that the […]

Written by: Jean-Sébastien Rioux

By: Brian Livingston A key decision is looming for the federal government in the next few weeks.  The feds have said many times that the environment and the economy both matter, and that one does not have to choose one to the exclusion of the other.  The upcoming decision as to whether to approve or […]

Risk.  It’s everywhere.  When central banks and governments around the world hold interest rates to artificially low levels, the world’s financial marketplace is being distorted.  This distortion should bring benefits, primarily by making it easy for businesses to borrow funds for purposes of investment, and business investment stimulates national economies.  A low interest rate environment […]