Something I Learned Today

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In Canada, companies who get fined for breaking the law (for example, by dumping toxic chemicals into a river), can deduct that fine from their tax bill. An MP tried to start a bill the other day to disallow this, and the Speaker of the House of Commons shut him down, saying it would have the same effect as raising taxes, which means only the government can do it.

Apparently the NDP have been trying to resolve this issue for years, with many different finance ministers. Makes you wonder who's paying for what in Ottawa.

(also at CBC)