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The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation, the Paradise Papers, and taxpayer interests

So far as I can tell, the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation has not uttered even a single shocked-and-appalled tweet about the revelations in the Paradise Papers, or demanded that Ottawa begin collecting all those billions in lost revenue. So who does the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation really represent? Who are its members? Who funds it… really? And why are its spokespeople always popping up in the mainstream media pretending to speak for Canadian taxpayers — while ignoring their real interests?

November 14, 2017 By Stephen Kimber 13 Comments

Quick now. What has the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation (“a citizens’ advocacy group dedicated to lower taxes, less waste, and accountable government”) had to say about all those revelations of tax-sucking, financial jiggery-pokery uncovered in the Paradise Papers? Sorry. Time’s up. You win. Nothing. They’ve said nothing. We’ll come back to that. On November 5, 2017, […]

The poster for Fat Juliet, which has black bold lettering on a white background, and a cartoon of a fat young woman with dark hair in a red onepiece bathing suit holding a diary and smiling.

Episode 50 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.

Two Tideline favourites, Kat McCormack and Stevey Hunter, are the show’s first repeat guests as they swan in to talk Fat Juliet, the Eastern Front Theatre/Shakespeare By The Sea production taking over Alderney Landing until the end of October. Writer/star Stevey and director Kat relay this show’s five-year journey, how they threaded in a Billie Eilish moment, the ins and outs of Shakespeare, and the production’s emerging team. Plus Kat reflects on a year at the helm of Eastern Front! Plus a new song from No, It’s Fine!

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In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

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