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19 December 2006, 2:13pm EST

The Need to Shift Canadian Tax Incentives

Economic Development Economics & Taxation Presentations
Jamie Kneen

National Program Co-Lead

Presentation to the Seventh Annual Global Conference on Environmental Taxation, Ottawa, October 23, 3006 (revised November 10, 2006) by Dr. Joan Kuyek, National Co-ordinator, MiningWatch Canada

The need to shift Canadian tax incentives to reduce the impact of the mineral industry on the environment and local communities

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