Campaign History
Section Articles
March 2002 : Parliamentary Update on the Tobin Tax
Parliamentary Update on the Tobin Tax - March 2002
June, 2001: We Can Stop the Hot Money Casino
The world of international finance has become a global gambling casino, where investors seeking quick profits bet huge sums around the clock.
March 23, 2000: Tobin Tax Parliamentary Motion - Campaign
One Year Later- Where's the Leadership? Groups Urge Minister Martin to "Walk the Talk" on Parliamentary Motion on the Tobin Tax
July 28, 1999: Vote campaign reports
The federal government has made no formal effort to act on the endorsement given to it by Canadians and is, in fact, actively downplaying the Tobin tax motion. Although Finance Minister Paul Martin assured Halifax Initiative representatives, at a meeting in Washington in April, that he had raised the Tobin tax informally with Finance Ministers, actions in Canada and abroad reveals a failure of commitment and a betrayal of the democratic process.
June 11, 1999: Vote campaign reports
At next week's Summit in Cologne, you will be discussing new directions for public policy governing global markets in order to help prevent or mitigate future financial crises.
April 15, 1999: Vote campaign reports
Congratulations to everyone who made the historic passage of the Tobin tax motion possible!
March 23, 1999: Tobin Tax Parliamentary Motion
ONE YEAR LATER - What has Canada done about the Tobin Tax Motion? NOT MUCH! Write your MP, the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister before March 23.
March 23, 1999: Your Letter One Year After
On March 23rd, 1999, the Canadian Parliament demonstrated world leadership when it passed motion M-239 urging Canada to "enact a tax on financial transactions in concert with the international community." This unprecedented action was viewed by many as an important first step in controlling destabilising speculation on financial markets, the wild and anarchic behaviour of which threatens all the economies of the world.
March 15, 1999: Vote campaign reports
The global economy is careening out of control. Mexico, Thailand, South Korea, Indonesia, Russia, and Brazil have fallen and we are all asking "who's next?". Collapsing currencies leave total devastation in their wake. Skyrocketing prices, massive business closures and soaring unemployment create widespread social, economic and political havoc and result in human suffering and environmental degradation around the world.
February 10, 1999: Vote campaign reports
Lorne Nystrom's office has just informed us that the 3rd and final hour of debate on the Tobin tax motion (M-239) will be held at 5:30pm EST on Wednesday, March 17. The vote on the motion will likely immediately follow the debate. With a little luck (it is St Patrick's Day!) and all our hard work, we'll have a "Yes" vote to celebrate that night.
February 4, 1999: Vote campaign reports
The second hour of debate on the Tobin tax motion was held in the House of Comons on Feb 3. The Bloc Quebecois has proposed that the motion be amended by removing the words "enact a tax on financial transactions" and replacing them with the following: "promote the implementation of a tax aimed at discouraging speculation on fluctuations in the exchange rate." The language is weaker but not seriously so, and if it brings Bloc support (44seats), is worthwhile.
February 1, 1999: Vote campaign reports
Citizen's Declarations are pouring in - thanks for sending and sharing them! Note that the Halifax Intiative site (www. sierraclub.ca/national/halifax) now has an automatic email sendback for those wishing to sign the Citizen's Declaration on line.
