History and Legality of Income Taxes in Canada

On September 11, 2008, Freedom Party leader Paul McKeever was a panelist on "On the Line" with Christine Williams (Crossroads Television: CTS).

In this segment, Paul answers a caller who asks about when certain taxes were imposed in Canada.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• income
• tax
• canada
• 1917
• war

[Sarrisan98]

No taxes until WW1? Wow, I had no idea. I don't think even the U.S. has had anything like that.

[PaulMcKeever]

No income taxes. Canada funded the federal government primarily with excises (import/export) taxes, if I recall correctly.

[qtronman]

Boom. You hit the nail there, Paul! :-)

[PaulMcKeever]

Sadly, yes.

[khimosaubi]

The only way to get our rights back in Canada/US is an old fashion revolution. We need to stand up and burn those bastards to the ground.. Too bad people are soo medicated and occupied to give a shit. 75% of Canada thinks we live in a fair and free country...out of the 25% who know whats going on, only 1% have the balls to do anything about it... And they'll just be labeled "TERRORISTS" ooooohhhhh!!...(ghost like noises)....

[runrunawaynow]

Taking income tax from workers in Canada is illegal. Income tax was an agreement that was to last for the duration of world war one and then was to end. Legally you don't have to pay it, but they will harass & intimidate you to death. You can not go to jail!!!

[iRyaan]

@runrunawaynow Don't forget to mention, income taxing was created to tax the profits of big business and corporations. It IS unconstitutional to tax labor (what are we slaves?!), it should only be applied to taxing the profits made through financial gains of sold products!

Sadly people these days are either too lazy or stupid (most likely both) to educate themselves. Rather they rely on the establishment to keep them informed, and trust them that they are telling you the truth.

[dougat]

taxes are like insurance! You pay your insurance and you get your benefits, you pay your taxes and you get your benefits! The next time you drive on a highway and yap about your taxes thank the gods that you have that road to drive on and if you have tax loops then good for you I hope you hit a pothole!

[TheCapitalistdog]

Taxation is simply another word for extortion, when the individuals committing the act work for an organization called "government".

[richieisland]

@runrunawaynow DO you pay income tax?

[dougat]

Is that Alex liefson with a beard?



[MarshallAMarshall]

Social welfare on our Backs?? how about the 400 billion the Government has already payed illegally, to foreign banks. And you want to blame social welfare (the weakest poorest people around) for the problems of the country. You have be the lowest of the low to drop this crap on the feet of our poor.

[Bongofury361]

@Keinlicht Yeah, I was thinking the same bloody thing!

If the gov'ts (federal, provincial, civil) are so addicted to taxes, then they should extort them from those who ACTUALLY have the money to pay them!

Maybe, just MAYBE, if the rich were taxed appropriately, then they might actually put pressure on the gov'ts to be more fiscally responsible!

It is my impression that the rich are constantly petitioning the fed to give them more breaks...but I want to ask them...HOW MUCH SECURITY IS ENOUGH?!!

[harrisonconstantinou]

CRA is gay

[harrisonconstantinou]

@Sarrisan98 also crown corporation

[Pepsicoke33]

What a piece of shit party.