Yesterday’s webinar with Dennis Howlett, Daniel Komesch, and Toby Sanger covered a lot of ground about the reasons why International Tax Reform is necessary and how it can create opportunities for a fairer global economy. Daniel’s Inequality Report from Oxfam offered sobering views of the levels of inequality taking place in the world, and the impacts of rampant… Continue Reading International Tax Reform Webinar now available
In January 2026, OXFAM published its Annual Inequalities Report. Daniel Komesch, from OXFAM Canada will discuss this report during our upcoming conversation regarding International Tax Reform on Thursday September 17 at 1 PM ET. We encourage you to look through the report so that you are better informed about global inequality, as well as how International Tax Reform… Continue Reading Daniel Komesch: OXFAM Annual Inequalities Report informs International Tax Reform
Robert Reich, former American Secretary of Labor, Director of Policy for the Federal Trade Commission, and advisor to presidents, and Inequality Media Civic Action premiered their latest video on September 6, 2026. This video debunks the concerns of those who are afraid that a wealth tax would affect them while also explaining who it would affect and how.… Continue Reading What Would a 2% Wealth Tax on Billionaires Accomplish?
On August 3, Jayati Ghosh, writing for Project Syndicate, wrote about how the proposed United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation could make “global tax cooperation more inclusive and effective.” Jayati’s article explains how both developed and developing nations would be able to seize more tax revenue from both multinational corporations and uber-rich individuals to be able to… Continue Reading Jayati Ghosh: The Case for a ‘Pay-Where-You-Play’ Tax System
At 1:00 PM September 17, the Group of 78 will host a webinar in which we will be discussing the importance of International Tax Reform to create a fairer global economy. This is especially important in view of the long-term impacts on global poverty in developing nations. Daniel Komesch is the Manager of Policy and Advocacy at Oxfam… Continue Reading Daniel Komesch (Oxfam Canada) joins International Tax Reform Webinar
Thursday, September 17, 2026 1:00 PM ET Join the Group of 78 on Thursday, September 17 at 1:00 PM ET and two expert panelists as they discuss the UN Tax Convention which will require a substantial reform of the international tax rules. This process marks a pivotal moment in efforts to reform the global tax system, aiming to make… Continue Reading Toward a Fairer Global Economy: the Crucial Role of International Tax Reform Webinar
Yesterday’s webinar with Robb Barnes (Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment) and Leah Darbyson was such an informative one. Robb unpacked the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly parts of COP30 as well as Canada’s climate impacts both domestically and internationally. Leah fielded questions and led discussion relating to climate, AI, and Indigenous interests/potentials. Robb also shared… Continue Reading COP30 Action – Climate and Health in an International Context Webinar is live
On June 25, 2025, eleven Canadian Senators – ten of whom are women – from five provinces issued a powerful statement urging Canada to uphold international humanitarian law in Gaza. “Respectfully, we call on the Government of Canada to immediately: 1. Protect and Fund Humanitarian Relief in Gaza, including UNRWA 2. Impose a two-way arms embargo on Israel… Continue Reading 11 Canadian Senators on Gaza: “Canada must do more. We cannot look away”
Economic precarity, the ingenuity gap, message distortion, and fragmentation of belief communities—these are four core factors driving the decline of democracy globally and in Canada. If we’re going to save, and even deepen, Canadian democracy, we must assess and respond to these issues through three lenses: worldviews, institutions, and technologies. That was the message of Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon,… Continue Reading Thomas Homer-Dixon: New Analytic Tools for Defending Canadian Democracy