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Aug 4, 2026
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Nearly half of Canadian tax filers get back more than they pay in—that’s a political problem
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Nearly half of Canadian tax filers get back more than they pay in—that’s a political problem
COMMENTARY
4 AUGUST 2026
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Tobi Lütke gestures at a real issue with Canada’s tax system, even though his solution is the wrong one
CHARLES LAMMAM
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When Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke endorsed the idea of weighting votes by how much income tax a person pays, the backlash was immediate. “One person, one vote” is the foundation of modern Canadian democracy. Handing extra ballots to high earners and withholding them from people who pay no income tax would take us back to the prop…
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