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100 Years of Tax Law in Canada : McGill Tax Policy Colloquium 2017

Sep 28th, 2017

By Alexandre Dufresne

 

 

Once more, Spiegel Sohmer is proud to support the McGill Tax Policy Colloquium. 2017 marks the centennial of Canada's federal income tax, so it is appropriate that this year’s tax policy colloquium at McGill Law will focus on the theme of 100 Years of Tax Law in Canada. The land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Kanien’keha:ka (Mohawk), a place which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst nations.

The distinguished speakers who will contribute to this year’s colloquium include:

  • October 2, 2017 (14:00-17h30, OCDH 16): Kim Brooks, Professor of Law, Dalhousie University. Former Dean, Dalhousie Law, Prof. Brooks is an internationally recognized tax scholar. Professor Brooks will present a keynote and take part in a half-day symposium on the history of tax law in Canada.
  • October 23, 2017 (14h30-17h30, NCDH 203): Amir Pichhadze, Lecturer, Deakin University, Australia. Prof. Pichhadze is an emerging scholar who studied comparative tax law in the U.S. and U.K. and completed a Judicial Clerkship at the Tax Court of Canada. He will present work in progress on the development of value added taxes in Canada, the U.K., and the U.S.
  • November 6, 2017 (14h30-17h30, NCDH 203): Shirley Tillotson, Professor of History, Dalhousie University, is a recognized expert in Canadian tax law history who has written multiple articles and books on the subject. Professor Tillotson will discuss her new book, Give and Take: The Citizen-Taxpayer and the Rise of Canadian Democracy, and her upcoming research plans.
  • November 20, 2017 (14h30-17h30, NCDH 203): Ajay Mehrotra, Executive Director and Research Professor, American Bar Foundation, and Professor of Law, Northwestern University. Professor Mehrotra is a leading voice on tax history in North America who has studied various aspects of interrelationships and influences in Canadian and U.S. tax law history. Mr Mehrotra will present a work in progress on intersecting developments in Canadian and U.S. tax law history. 
  • December 4, 2017 (14h30-17h30, NCDH 203): Ashley Stacey, Associate, Olthuis Kleer Townshend. Ms. Stacey is a junior associate whose practice is focused on advising First Nations and First Nation-owned businesses on corporate and commercial transactions and who blogs at oktlaw.com on tax and governance issues relevant to First Nations communities. Ms. Stacey will present her work in progress on historical and contemporary intersections of taxation, sovereignty, and autonomy of First Nations in Canada.

The Colloquium is open to all.

For more information: www.mcgill.ca/tax-law/events