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A national campaign to:

1. Defend public employees

2. Promote public services

3. Fight for tax fairness

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We’re facing:• Tough collective bargaining

• Cuts to public services

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How did we get to this point?

September 2008 the financial sector crashes

causing an economic crisis around the world

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The public sector didn’t

cause this economic

crisis

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Public services support families

and communities

every day

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We don’t have a

spending problem

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Total government spending in Canada

1992

53% share of economy

2008

39% share of economy

Source: OECD in figures 2009

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Rank Country Year 2008

1 Japan 36%

2 United States 37%

3 Canada 39%

4 Germany 44%

5 United Kingdom 45%

6 Italy 48%

7 France 54%

G7 Countries: Total government expenditures as a percent of GDP

Source: OECD Economic Outlook No. 84, December 2008

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We don’t have a deficit

problem

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We have a revenue problem

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1995 tax revenue 36% of GDP

2008 tax revenue 33% of GDP

Source: OECD in figures 2009

A revenue problem

$50 billion in lost revenue per year

14Source: OECD in figures 2009

Where does Canada rank?

• 10th lowest in the OECD

• Below OECD average of 36%

• Way below EU average of 40%

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Less money to invest in public services that

families rely on

Less money to improve wages and working conditions of public

employees

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We have a revenue problem

BECAUSE

we have a tax fairness

problem

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TAX FAIRNESS FACT #1: The richest Canadians are not paying

their fair share

From 1990 to 2005:

• The total tax rate went up for lowest income Canadians and went down for the richest 1%

• The richest 1% of Canadians now pay a lower total tax rate than the poorest 10%

Source: Marc Lee, CCPA November 2007, Eroding Tax Fairness 1990 – 2005

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Figure 5: Tax rate of all taxes by income decile: 1990 and 2005

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

1990 2005

1. Total tax rate up for poorest, down for the top 1%

2. Richest 1% lower total tax rate than the poorest 10%

Source: Marc Lee, CCPA November 2007, Eroding Tax Fairness 1990 – 2005

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TAX FAIRNESS FACT #2: Canada leading the race to the bottom on

corporate tax cuts

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TAX FAIRNESS

1. Governments should make the richest 1% of Canadians pay their fair share

2. Governments should stop the irresponsible corporate tax cuts

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If not us, who?

If not now, when?

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