“If we’re concerned about democracy, about our sovereignty, we can’t just be worried about foreign threats — we also need to think about the concentration of wealth and power at home.”
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'If we consider the top 1% as the “treeline” on a mountain, then the real story of the phenomenal wealth growth in the last few decades has taken place almost completely above the treeline' @policyalternatives.ca @lindamcquaig.bsky.social
A statistical rounding error of the Canadian population — the wealthiest 0.01% families — hold an average of $448.5 million.
That’s 4,041x the average wealth of a family in the bottom 50% in 2023.
Rounding error as ruler? No thanks 👎
#TaxTheRich
If we aren't tackling growing economic inequality, our economy will continue to undeperform.
Growth vs. equality is a false choice. It is framing that is inconsistent with the evidence.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Automatic tax filing is long-overdue. Yet tax filing giants have been investing in major lobbying efforts to block it. It would put billions in unpaid benefits in the hands of low-income Canadians and greatly improve accessibility. We need our government to make this happen, once and for all.
PM Carney once wrote: “More equal societies are more resilient, they are more likely to invest for the many, not for the few, and to have robust political institutions and consistent policies."
If he still believes that, his tax code should reflect it.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
This is just as relevant to Canada as the US:
Too much wealth flows to the top.
That wealth concentration is never taxed.
The economy becomes overly reliant on the spending of a narrow set of households.
We have to tax wealth for economic stability.
www.wsj.com/finance/bill...
Very good statement on the ways that extreme wealth/power concentration breeds depravity.
The story of the Epstein Files, and of our time.
Watch our Board Member Emma Davis speak with @silasxuereb.bsky.social from @c4tf.bsky.social and @1alexhemingway.bsky.social from @bcpolicy.bsky.social along with moderator @pmccut.bsky.social on what we can do about extreme wealth inequality!
canadawestforum.org/2026/02/04/f...
Our current tax code guarantees that the chasm between the uber rich and every one else will just keep growing (and keep growing faster).
When wealth and power get to top heavy, societies tend to collapse.
Effective taxes on extreme wealth are how we defend our economy and democracy.
«Mon message est simple: «Taxez-moi!» Ça n’a aucun impact négatif sur ma qualité de vie, mais ça peut avoir un impact immense sur la société. Les données économiques sont très claires à ce sujet.» - @doctrott.bsky.social
www.7jours.ca/2026/02/05/c...
"The wealthiest 0.01% of Canadian families (1,685 families) hold an average of $448.5 million, 4,041x the average wealth of a family in the bottom 50%."
Check out this new report from @bcpolicy.bsky.social & @c4tf.bsky.social 👇
Our friends @c4tf.bsky.social have a new report examining the true levels of wealth inequality in Canada, and it's impact on our democracy.
One shocking stat: billionaire wealth grew 37.2% between 2023 and 2025 while total household wealth only grew 9.3%.
www.taxfairness.ca/en/resources...
Register to see Pat moderate this webinar with an @patmillscanada.bsky.social Board member, and experts from @c4tf.bsky.social and @bcpolicy.bsky.social
We are proud to see our joint open letter "Time to Win" campaign making headlines in The Guardian.
Together with @patrioticmillionaires.org, @patmillscanada.bsky.social, @patmillsuk.bsky.social and @oxfaminternational.bsky.social
“Extreme wealth inequality is too often treated as an inevitability — it’s not.
It’s a policy choice, and one that our federal government continues to make every day that our tax code remains the same.”-Emma Davis writes with @oxfamcanada.bsky.social’s Lauren Ravon
www.thestar.com/business/opi...
Even the rich agree: extreme wealth inequality is a threat to democracy.
New on the Perspectives Journal Podcast: Extreme Wealth’s Threat to Democracy with @dylandusseault.bsky.social of @patmillscanada.bsky.social
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Enjoyed talking with @clementnocos.bsky.social for @patmillscanada.bsky.social about why cutting taxes is not the way to encourage investment or entrepreneurship, why even the wealthy want to tax the rich, and why billionaire wealth flight is an empty threat.
The work of @patrioticmillionaires.org directly challenges the almost-complete economic & societal takeover by the Billionaire class, and I'm honored that they've endorsed my new book #BurnedByBillionaires!
www.burnedbybillionaires.com
@patmillsuk.bsky.social @patmillscanada.bsky.social
C’est donc dire que les infirmières, les enseignantes, les travailleurs de la construction et les commis d’épicerie sont davantage imposés, en proportion, que les milliardaires. Comment pouvons-nous continuer de tolérer une telle iniquité ?
www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/opi...
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires are speaking out while our leaders are at the World Economic Forum in Davos—calling for higher taxes on extreme wealth.
When even the rich folks are saying the system is broken, it’s time for leaders to act. fortune.com/2026/01/21/n...
Research shows that inequality = higher crime, worse public health, higher addiction, lower educational attainment, worse status anxiety, worse pollution and a host of other ills.
Read @georgemonbiot.bsky.social's column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#EconSky
"So what policies should a truly representative government pursue? It would start by not valuing wealth and assets over work and income, and would crack down on tax evasion and avoidance."
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
So many of the big global problems addressed at Davos are symptoms of an ignored one: extreme and ever growing levels of wealth inequality.
Our tax code currently guarantees it will only grow (and grow faster).
But it can be a tool to constrain it, and fund the fixes to its trickle down impacts
Cette ultrariche milite pour que l’on s’attaque aux écarts de richesse ici.radio-canada.ca/info/videos/...
If this many wealthy people can see the obvious threat of extreme wealth inequality, what's holding up our governments from acting?
We need to save our economy, democracy, and climate, and it needs to start with taxing the super rich.
fortune.com/2026/01/21/n...
We had questions.
Are most wealthy people more like us than the tax whiners you see in the news?
Do they realize how dangerous wealth inequality is to democracy?
So we asked nearly 4,000 of them across every G20 country, and it turns out: yes!
www.fastcompany.com/91477850/mil...
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We polled millionaires across 20 countries, and the vast majority believe:
Governments should raise taxes on the super wealthy.
The wealthy buy political and electoral influence.
Believe extreme wealth is harmful to factual media and democracy.
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We were so proud to help organize this signed by nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires in over 20 countries (including over 25 Canadians) demanding that world leaders at Davos get serious about taxing the rich to:
Save economies.
Save democracies.
Save our planet.
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