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Description: A new film, The Price We Pay, is bringing to us the European debate about how to handle huge companies that use tax havens to shift billions in profits offshore. Companies like Starbucks and Amazon have already seen pressure on this issue. The  film questions whether some of the tax havens may have received a big boost from Canadian banks in the 1960s.

Source: Globe and Mail.com

Date:  March 11, 2015

Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/the-law-page/canadian-documentary-warns-tax-havens-threaten-democracy/article23409274/

Discussion Points:

1) As a student and a consumer, how do you feel about the tax policy of these companies?

2) What can  governments do to address this issue?

3) Do you think you will want to watch this film?

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