Alexander Marino is quoted in The Guardian article:“‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship”, April 28, 2026.
Alexander Marino was a guest on the “This is Ottawa” CBC podcast episode titled ‘I feel alienated from my U.S. identity’ on March 23, 2026.
Alexander Marino was interviewed for the CBC news story “Dual citizens weigh Trump, taxes in decision to renounce US citizenship” on March 23, 2026.
Kim GC Moody was a guest on The Current with Matt Galloway on CBC Radio, on September 22, 2025 discussing “Why can’t you get a CRA agent on the line?”
Alexander Marino appeared on CONNECT With Sarah Crosbie on Corus Radio on September 16, 2025, to discuss “Are YOU an Accidental American?”
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The Liberals want to wipe out the family farm!?
I don’t write as many blogs as other members of my firm, however, today my concern rose enough to put fingers to keyboard. On the September 7, 2017 edition of the CBC Alberta @Noon show (the portion that you’ll be interested in starts at about 39:25 and ends at about 42:45), Liberal advisor Michael Wolfson, a University of Ottawa economist, admitted to some of the consequences that the private corporation tax proposals may have for family farms.
Our firm’s correspondence to the Minister of Finance
Ever since the release of the July 18, 2017 private corporation tax proposals by the Canadian government, our firm has been very active in studying the proposals and informing the public of the consequences to the extent that they become implemented into law. In Advance of September 5-7, 2017 Kelowna, BC Caucus Meetings, our firm sent an email correspondence to the Liberal MPs.
Private corporation tax proposals unquestionably harm “middle-class” business owners
On July 18, 2017, the Liberal Government announced a significant set of tax proposals purported to close “tax loopholes” and “strategies that can result in high-income individuals gaining tax advantages that are not available to most Canadians.” We have previously written on the misguided rhetoric contained in these proposals and the integrity of the purported “consultation” period. As we have stated many times, these proposals are clearly an attack on all entrepreneurs – large and small.
The integrity of the consultation period for the private corporation tax proposals
Well, no better way to ruin a summer for tax professionals and small business owners than for the government to drop a tax package containing some of the most pervasive tax policy changes for private corporations and their shareholders in approximately 50 years.
The demonization of small business and their advisors
On July 18, 2017, the Department of Finance released its private corporation tax “consultation” proposals with comments due no later than October 2, 2017; a mere 75 days later. When the proposals were released, I was on holidays with my family at Niagara-on-the Lake. That day, and most of my summer since, have been anything but a vacation.
Income splitting: Is it time to re-visit a 1966 Canadian tax reform idea?
On July 18, 2017, a blockbuster package of proposed tax law changes (the “proposals”) aimed at private corporations and their shareholders, was released by the Department of Finance. The proposed changes target common tax management practices available to private business owners, such as income splitting amongst family members, investing in passive assets with corporate funds, and repatriation of corporate earnings as capital gains rather than dividends.
Alexander Marino is quoted in The Guardian article:“‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship”, April 28, 2026.
Alexander Marino was a guest on the “This is Ottawa” CBC podcast episode titled ‘I feel alienated from my U.S. identity’ on March 23, 2026.
Alexander Marino was interviewed for the CBC news story “Dual citizens weigh Trump, taxes in decision to renounce US citizenship” on March 23, 2026.
Kim GC Moody was a guest on The Current with Matt Galloway on CBC Radio, on September 22, 2025 discussing “Why can’t you get a CRA agent on the line?”
Alexander Marino appeared on CONNECT With Sarah Crosbie on Corus Radio on September 16, 2025, to discuss “Are YOU an Accidental American?”
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