The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Nov. 23
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TRUDEAU ATTACKS OFFSHORE TAX EVASION: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says paying taxes is part of every Canadian’s responsibility. Trudeau told a speech in Charlottetown on Thursday that there are some wealthy Canadians who don’t think the need to pay their fair share of taxes and are also forcing the federal government to spend a billion dollars to pursue them. Trudeau also said over the past three decades, most Canadians saw their incomes grow by less than one per cent a year in real terms while the wealthiest saw their incomes nearly triple.
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