Politics Briefing: NDP urges new Revenue Minister to focus on tax evasion as Ottawa looks for savings

News Snapshot:

Hello, In a letter to new Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, NDP MP Niki Ashton is calling on Ottawa to create a special committee to investigate the use of tax havens by Canadian corporations. The NDP has long urged the minority Liberal government to more aggressively tackle tax evasion by corporations and high wealth individuals and is clearly hoping a new minister will lead to a new approach. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s July 26 shuffle included leadership change on the revenue file. Since 2015, the Canada Revenue Agency has been the purview of Quebec minister Diane Lebouthillier. She is now the...