The false arguments that led to the tax on income trusts

The PM, some corporate CEOs, and government advisers argued that the reason for killing income trusts was 'tax leakage.' The evidence suggests far different motives.

The huge tax on publicly-traded income trusts announced by the Harper government on Oct. 31, 2006, involved three remarkable actions: deception, false arguments, and breach of fiduciary duty.

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