Taking on the Billionaire Class

Reining in Canada’s oligarchy is going to require a broad range of reforms aimed at strengthening labour, empowering citizens and restricting corporate power. In addition, any effective campaign should also focus on the need to introduce a wealth tax -- the most direct and efficient way to rein in the destructive power of the super-wealthy, while also raising billions of dollars. That’s why it’s vital that the goal of implementing a wealth tax in Canada is taken up and championed by progressive forces across the country.

Linda McQuaig is a journalist, author and Toronto Star columnist. Recipient of a National Newspaper Award for investigative reporting, she is the author of eight national bestsellers, including Shooting the Hippo, which was selected by the Literary Review of Canada as one of the 25 most influential Canadian books of the past 25 years.

Neil Brooks is a leading tax scholar and former director of the graduate program in taxation at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto.