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Leading Quebeckers demand equal taxes on digital outsiders like Netflix

MONTREAL – Over 100 Quebec business, culture and other leaders have put their names to a new push in the province urging all levels of government to make sure foreign companies selling goods and services digitally in Canada are subject to the same taxes as Canadian companies.The group, hashtagged #100voix, have put their names behind this declaration: "We cannot allow foreign giants to avoid the taxes that all local businesses must charge. This injustice must be corrected. It penalizes our businesses, our artists and our workers. We have a shared duty to protect Québec and Canadian culture."Business leaders such as...