The CEO of Shopify: The rich deserve more votes, and the poor deserve none. Patriotic Millionaires: We need to tax the ultra rich to take back their influence on our politics.
Dylan Dusseault
@dylandusseault.bsky.social
Professionally: Executive Director, @patmillscanada.bsky.social Personally: Content Addict who fears the sound of my own thoughts Opinions: Own (and correct)
We don’t need corporate tax cuts that give the wealthy a break. We need to support Canadian workers, customers, and entrepreneurs from the bottom up.
You might say, “this is a rich jerk running his mouth, it doesn’t matter”. But these are the same people who can fund think tanks, buy news agencies, pay lobbying and PR firms, and buy access to government leaders. It’s a prime example of why we need to tax the super-rich.
Patriotic Millionaires Canada@patmillscanada.bsky.social · 3mo agoGiving billionaires more influence? No thank you. People think we’re being dramatic when we say billionaires are destroying democracies But here’s Canada’s richest tech bro-ligarch saying poor people shouldn’t be able to vote and rich people's votes should count multiple times:
Canadians are struggling to afford basic needs, while the rich are getting richer. We need a tax code that supports working Canadians. Emma Davis on the What She Said Podcast on how taxing the rich benefits all Canadians and why she is a member of Patriotic Millionaires Canada.
If you really want to know how detached-from-reality getting too rich can make you, this deranged lunatic thinks being a billionaire makes him a persecuted minority, and that suggesting he should pay taxes is hate speech. www.fastcompany.com/91537743/say...
Saying 'tax the rich' hurts wealthy men's feelings. Not taxing billionaires hurts everyone else
After a real estate executive compared the phrase to a racial slur, the pro-progressive tax group Patriotic Millionaires had a few harsh words.
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Patriotic Millionaires Canada board member Emma Davis on why wealth taxes won’t scare away wealthy Canadians. Taxes pay for the things that make Canada a great place to live, and everyone, especially the rich, benefit.
ICYMI: not only are some millionaires begging to be taxed more, this one just overpaid $1 million to the CRA 💸💸💸
Patriotic Millionaires Canada@patmillscanada.bsky.social · 5mo agoIt's the last day of tax season! Check out PM Canada Board member Emma Davis' op-ed in the Star today, about why she overpaid $1 million on her taxes this year (and why it won't fix what ails our tax code): www.thestar.com/business/opi...
Emma is an all-star! "We’ve been conditioned to see taxation as a burden, but we can reframe this. Let’s celebrate a mechanism that allows us to collectively build a society that works for everyone. This year, I proudly paid the extra tax voluntarily. Next year, I hope the government makes me."
Patriotic Millionaires Canada@patmillscanada.bsky.social · 5mo agoIt's the last day of tax season! Check out PM Canada Board member Emma Davis' op-ed in the Star today, about why she overpaid $1 million on her taxes this year (and why it won't fix what ails our tax code): www.thestar.com/business/opi...
It’s time for those who have benefited the most from all Canada has to offer to reinvest into those systems, instead of pulling up the ladder behind them. Patriotic Millionaires Canada Executive Director Dylan Dussault on Patriotic Millionaires Canada’s mission and message.
@c4tf.bsky.social and @bcpolicy.bsky.social found that, in 2023, 86 billionaire families held as much wealth as Canada’s 6.2 million least wealthy families. The big question for @dylandusseault.bsky.social is how to fix it? #WealthInequality #WorkingPeople
Canada's wealth inequality gap is widening..a tax reform could fix it | The Big Story
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A new report found 86 billionaire families hold as much wealth as Canada’s 6.2 million poorest families. We speak with @dylandusseault.bsky.social on why some of Canada's richest say they should be taxed more and @jimbostanford.bsky.social breaks down tax loopholes driving the gap lnk.to/bigstory
This conversation happened in no small part thanks to recent excellent reports published by @c4tf.bsky.social with @bcpolicy.bsky.social and @oxfamcanada.bsky.social (I'll link both below). Also highly recommend the second half of the episode featuring @jimbostanford.bsky.social.
Patriotic Millionaires Canada@patmillscanada.bsky.social · 7mo agoOur Executive Director @dylandusseault.bsky.social joined @thebigstory.bsky.social to talk about the growth of wealth inequality in Canada, why it's dangerous, how the tax code fuels it, and how we can fix it. ottawa.citynews.ca/audio/the-bi...
Our friends @c4tf.bsky.social have a new report examining the true levels of wealth inequality in Canada, and it's impact on our democracy. One shocking stat: billionaire wealth grew 37.2% between 2023 and 2025 while total household wealth only grew 9.3%. www.taxfairness.ca/en/resources...
The new robber barons: A quarter century of wealth concentration in Canada
A quarter century of wealth concentration in Canada Billionaires. Wealth taxes. Stock market booms and busts. In one form or another, wealth is in the headlines day after day. But what actually is wea...
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Register to see Pat moderate this webinar with an @patmillscanada.bsky.social Board member, and experts from @c4tf.bsky.social and @bcpolicy.bsky.social
Pat McCutcheon@pmccut.bsky.social · 8mo ago
This guy won once and has been pathologically allergic to it ever since
“Extreme wealth inequality is too often treated as an inevitability — it’s not. It’s a policy choice, and one that our federal government continues to make every day that our tax code remains the same.”-Emma Davis writes with @oxfamcanada.bsky.social’s Lauren Ravon www.thestar.com/business/opi...
The rich in Canada are, indeed, getting richer. Here are 3 things we can do to fix that
When world leaders, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, descended on Davos, writes the authors, the most pressing economic challenge in the world was not on the agenda — rising inequality.
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"[Ordinary people] protect their neighbours, even if it brings the state’s wrath to their own doors. Meanwhile, for the country’s wealthiest, it’s a race to the bottom of the boot to see who can provide the most thorough tongue bath."
Liz Renzetti@lizrenzetti.bsky.social · 9mo agoThe silence of the oligarchs www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Even the rich agree: extreme wealth inequality is a threat to democracy. New on the Perspectives Journal Podcast: Extreme Wealth’s Threat to Democracy with @dylandusseault.bsky.social of @patmillscanada.bsky.social 🎙️🔗⬇️
Extreme Wealth’s Threat to Democracy with Patriotic Millionaires Canada | Perspectives Journal
Dylan Dusseault of Patriotic Millionaires Canada explains why we need to tackle extreme wealth inequality in order to save democracy.
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Enjoyed talking with @clementnocos.bsky.social for @patmillscanada.bsky.social about why cutting taxes is not the way to encourage investment or entrepreneurship, why even the wealthy want to tax the rich, and why billionaire wealth flight is an empty threat.
Harbinger Media Network@harbingermedia.bsky.social · 9mo agoOn a new episode of @broadbent.bsky.social's 🌅PERSPECTIVES🌅 Dylan Dusseault of Patriotic Millionaires Canada sits down with host @clementnocos.bsky.social to explain why we need to tackle extreme wealth inequality in order to save democracy. perspectivesjournal.ca/patriotic-mi... 🔶
"So what policies should a truly representative government pursue? It would start by not valuing wealth and assets over work and income, and would crack down on tax evasion and avoidance." www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
What’s missing from the Davos agenda: taxing the rich - CCPA
This week, as government leaders, business executives, and heads of state gathered in Davos at the annual World Economic Forum meeting to discuss what they view as the most pressing issues facing our ...
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So many of the big global problems addressed at Davos are symptoms of an ignored one: extreme and ever growing levels of wealth inequality. Our tax code currently guarantees it will only grow (and grow faster). But it can be a tool to constrain it, and fund the fixes to its trickle down impacts
CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives@policyalternatives.ca · 9mo agoNew polling shows that taxing the wealthy maintains majority support, even among the wealthy themselves. That should be reflected in international priorities. By @dylandusseault.bsky.social. @policyalternatives.ca #wealthtax www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Chatted about how we can use the tax code to reduce grocery price gouging! But the explosive wealth growth of the Weston and the Pattinson families aren't unique. There has been universal massive growth in billionaire wealth while average Canadians struggle. vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/01/20/n...
Oxfam calls out Loblaws and Save-on-Foods amid price increases
Two of Canada's richest grocery store owners got significantly richer in 2025, according to a report published Monday.
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Government leaders, executives, and heads of state are in Davos for the annual World Economic Forum, which purports to be a discussion place for the world's biggest challenges. But they're missing the most important one: extreme wealth inequality. www.theguardian.com/global/2026/...
In Davos, the rich talk about ‘global threats’. Here’s why they’re silent about the biggest of them all | Ingrid Robeyns
Economic inequality is at the heart of all humanity’s major problems, but the wealthiest refuse to confront a system that benefits them, says economist and historian Ingrid Robeyns
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For the record: Canada is also a country with a massive amount of oil, and Trump has already spent significant time blaming Canada for drug problems in the US, so I don’t know why any Canadian leader with an ounce of critical thinking skills would cheerlead this.
Okay I gotta admit I was expecting to click this and see some nibble around the edges nonsense but instead I got: End step up in basis Scrap the SS income cap End 1031 exchanges Bit too late but still a surprise! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
Opinion | Mitt Romney: Tax the Rich, Like Me
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Perhaps the government should wonder whether the largest tech company in the country actually wants innovation, growth, and entrepreneurship? Or whether they’d just like to stay on top of the pile and line their own pockets?
Patriotic Millionaires Canada@patmillscanada.bsky.social · 11mo agoWe’re not going to build an economy that lifts working Canadians, protects our democracy, and sustains our growth if the government’s tax strategy is: “Whatever big tech wants” nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/22/o...
"Canada should not race the U.S. to the bottom with tax credits, but position ourselves as the country where talent can take risks, where families experience genuine long-term security, and where investors know domestic demand will be stable and growing. That is our competitive advantage."
Patriotic Millionaires Canada@patmillscanada.bsky.social · 11mo agoStraight from the mouth of founder and investor @floydmarinescu.bsky.social: Corporate are not what motivates investment or entrepreneurship, they undermine the things that do, and historically have never worked. So why try and tax credit our way to prosperity? www.thestar.com/business/opi...
women are always saying “lord grant me the confidence of a mediocre man.” ok well he did. now what. is the world a better place? look at what you’ve wrought.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
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Straight from the mouth of founder and investor @floydmarinescu.bsky.social: Corporate are not what motivates investment or entrepreneurship, they undermine the things that do, and historically have never worked. So why try and tax credit our way to prosperity? www.thestar.com/business/opi...
Why Canada’s proposed corporate tax relief is not the answer
Tax cuts are not what motivates investors or entrepreneurs, they’re not what creates jobs, and they undermine the things that do.
thestar.com