tax fairness

Death & Taxes

No certainty beyond death and taxes

March 6, 2018

The federal government’s Budget 2018 shows that Ottawa did respond to the voices of small business owners – including many physicians – when it came to revisions of the Canadian Controlled Private Corporation (CCPC). Was it a great outcome? No. But clearly some key things changed from the...
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tax changes, tax fairness
Diversity

The Importance of Diversity

October 16, 2017

One of the things that attracted me to medicine was the variety of opportunities within the medical field. Consider the entry-level medical student as a pluripotent stem cell with virtually unlimited choices for future development. You can choose to be a generalist or a specialist, a clinician...
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pma, governance, tax fairness, professionalism

Enough Already – Let’s talk about our common goals

September 26, 2017

I am saddened by the current tone of our debate on social media around the proposed tax changes. With the release this week of an open letter by physicians supporting tax reform, the focus has shifted from issues that a majority of physicians are concerned about to doctors arguing with other...
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tax changes, tax fairness

Professionalism in a time of passionate debate

August 28, 2017

Bonjour mes colleagues! I have been seriously considering language and how we address each other after spending the past week at the CMA General Council meetings in Quebec City. The overarching principle is professionalism and concerns were raised about courtesy and respectful debate. 

A...
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tax changes, tax fairness, professionalism

Doctors of BC President’s statement on federal tax changes

July 26, 2017

The following is a statement on proposed federal tax changes from Doctors of BC President Dr Trina Larsen Soles:

The federal government has launched a consultation on proposed changes to how private corporations are taxed which, if implemented, will create significant financial challenges...
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advocacy, tax fairness