The Harper government has added 739 pages - over 210,000 - since taking office in 2006OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is reminding Canadians that while they may have received an extension on filing their taxes this year, with only about 36 hours remaining to Tuesday’s midnight deadline, it’s already too late to try and read the federal Income Tax Act. That’s because it’s 3,314 page long – that’s 1,047,115 words – and would take the average reader more than 58 hours to read (not that many would want to).
“There is no doubt that our tax system has become even more complex under this government,” said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick. “This is particularly unfortunate given the many ways they could have instead cut taxes simply and fairly – for virtually all Canadians.”
