By Esteban Vallejo Toledo, PhD Student in Law and Society, University of Victoria The last time Canada\u2019s political parties campaigned during a tax season was more than a decade ago. This year, taxes are a hot topic, and for good reason. Shortly after the federal election was called, the political parties began rolling out promises of tax cuts to win over voters. At the same time, although Canada\u2019s consumer carbon tax was scapped last month, debates about the industrial carbon tax are likely to continue. As the election campaign continues and political parties make more tax-related promises, approximately 3,520 tax clinics and 18,090 volunteers are doing their best to help people file their taxes until April 30. Some of the volunteers are struggling to help as many people as possible…. <\/p>\n
By Esteban Vallejo Toledo, PhD Student in Law and Society, University of Victoria The last time Canada\u2019s political parties campaigned during a tax season was more than a decade ago. This year, taxes are a hot topic, and for good reason. Shortly after the federal election was called, the political parties began rolling out promises of tax cuts to win over voters. At the same time, although Canada\u2019s consumer carbon tax was scapped last month, debates about the industrial carbon tax are likely to continue. As the election campaign continues and political parties make more tax-related promises, approximately 3,520 tax clinics and 18,090 volunteers are doing their best to help people file their taxes until April 30. Some of the volunteers are struggling to help as many people as possible.... <\/p>\n