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6 uw ° =z = Ss = 2021 | \@ IFP - Halton Hills | Thursday, November 4, * IT'S TIME TO HONOUR OUR VETERANS, WRITES GARY CARR GARY CARR Column On Remembrance Day (Nov. 11), Canadians across the great sacrifices they made i in service. hough services will be diferent again this year, it's important to! find wavs REMEMBERING THIS COUNTRY’S MANY HEROES pandemic. 2021 also marks the 100th anniversary of fhe remem- brance poppy in Canada. The tradition of y wearing a poppy on Remembrance Day began with Ma Anna Guérin, who raga in. spired by John McCrae's "In Flanders Fields" to adopt the distribution of the poppy as a way to raise money for veterans' needs and to remember those who had given their lives during the First World War. In July of 1921, the Great War Veterans’ Association (which in 1925 would unify with other veteran groups to form the Canadian gion) adopted the sane as flower of remem- brance. Since then, the Le- gion and its members have upheld this tradition of re- fices and heroism Of ou our around | {he w world, and they en: iom and secu- rity pet Conediene athome. ese sol- diers and all those who gave their lives in the World Wars, Korean War and the war in Afghani- stan, as well asin ongoing rent members of the Cana- dian Armed Forces (CAF) continue to pring aid to ar- , in addition to > providing Campane dur- ing times of crisis at home, $ including essential sup- : ports during the COVID-19 Next Thursday (Nov. i), we wi honot past and present. To find a location that's selling pop- pies or to purchase other items from the Royal Cana- ian Legion's online poppy store in support of Cana- da's veterans, please visit legion.ca. uu to our veter- ans and soldiers for help- ing keep Halton a great place to live, work, raise a family and retire. Gary Carr is the region- al chair of Halton Region. To contact him, email gary.carr@halton.ca. TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT THEIFPCA PRODUCE Department ABOUT US This newspaper, published every Thursday, is a division of the Metroland Media Group Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. The Metroland family of newspapers is comprised of more than 70 community publications across Ontario. This newspaper is a member paper and, if not satisfied, write The National NewsMedia Council, Suite 200, 890 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M4W 2H2, Phone: 416-340-1981 Web: www.mediacouncil.ca ocna el newsroom@thei IndependentAndFreePress @IFP_11 WHO WE ARE Publisher Kelly Montague Regional Managing Editor Catherine O'Hara Managing Editor Karen Miceli Distribution TAX AVOIDANCE HURTS US ALL STRONGER CONSEQUENCES MUST BE PUT IN PLACE, WRITES PETER WATSON N PETER WATSON Column The world has just had another glimpse of how the privileged have avoided taxes. This round of tax avoid- ice has been named the Pandora Papers. The Inter- national Consortium of In- vestigative Journalists ob- tained 11 million offshore ples from 14 firms, includ- ig financial services and legal. hundred journalists in over 100 countries spent the last two years investi- gating various tax avoid- ance strategies. This is an embarrassment for coun- tries, to allow loopholes or to not have the determina- tion or ability to collect tax- es that are owed. Plus, it sends a message to the billions of people in the world that ay their tax- es that they the burden while th few have a different : sat ‘Of rules. Canada, as well as other countries, could use extra tax revenues. Two things could be done to alleviate tax avoid- ance. First, if taxes are be- ing avoided because of loop- holes, that does not make it illegal. The solution is to change the tax laws to re- move the Joophole oles. If tax avoidance is a re- sult oe fraud, ing then money launderi in- crease the priority men law enforcement to track down these cases. Increase penal- ties in order to discourage people from engaging in ‘aud and other illegal ac- tivities Identify professional firms that facilitate any legal type of tax are ienes ity. Consider stronger sanc- tions against these firms, inhaling strong financial penalties Everyone should pay their fair share of taxes. Peter Watson, of Watson Investments MBA, CFP®, REP. CIM®, FCSI offers a weekly financial plan ning column, Dollars Sense. He can be conacted through www.watsonin- vestments.com. Kim Mossman Real Estate Kristie Pells Halton Media General Manager Jason Pehora CONTACT US The Independent & Free Press 901 Guelph Line Burlington, ON L7R 3N8 Phone: 905-873-0301 Classifieds: 1-800-263-6480 Fax: 905-873-0398 Letters to the editor All letters must be fewer than 320 words and include your name and telephone number for verification purposes. We reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters. Published letters will appear in print and/or online at theifp.ca jelivery For all delivery inquiries, please e-mail Iolrmitoneanadianchampon com or call 905-234-1019. fisAe)