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Signatures | Total: 307

 

# NameComments
151 Stacy NicholsThis is especially in light of the fact that the government made an exception in the case to the JDSU employees at christmas time
152 Jim CourtneyObviously a problem for the unsuspecting. To help understand the issue such that a better case can be built, it would be useful to know what tax loopholes, if any, may be opened up by making these changes and why, from a Revenue Canada perspective, they have not recommended a change before now.
153 Ken Huckell
154 Robert W McQueen, C.A.
155 alan baldwin
156 Yi Liang
157 Norm Francis
158 Phil Dubois
159 Darren Frew
160 Angus MaclarenThis law seems very unfair to people who work very hard to develope companies and products to improve the economics of Canada.
161 Ean JacksonThis review is long overdue. The current policy discourages entrepreneurship, which I do not feel is the intent of government
162 Linda Price
163 Alex PerklinOptions should be viewed as a vital element in the creation of a vibrant IT industry. Common sense should prevail based on an understanding that any cash tax payments should be associated with a realized cash benefit [e.g., at disposition?].
164 Dianne Escude
165 Lisa Yeates
166 G Carlucci
167 Don Safnuk
168 Denis Trudeau
169 Warren Wong
170 Anonymous
171 Thomas Gordon O'FlahertyI can accept a tax on actual gains, where the funds are available for paying tax. However, "paper gains" like this make no sense
172 Tam NgoThis is an unfair tax and politicians need to fix this immediately!
173 AnonymousI am effected by this issue.
174 Mel Roberts
175 Michael Smith
176 Anonymous
177 Rob Cook
178 Michael Vax
179 bob miller
180 Shirley IvanThanks for your attention to this matter. As a respectible Canadian, I paid my taxes as I was instructed to do. However, have always felt it was unjust to tax me for money I never made. I had left Nortel had to exercise my options. Still believing it was a great company and not in any need for immediate cash, I bought the stocks and put them into my account. Who new the stock would go down to less than I paid???
181 Carl Hoyt
182 Jonathan BackThis is clearly unfair, no profit was made, so why tax it?
183 AnonymousSome of my friends have been victim of this barbarian law. It must go before it destroys so many families.
184 Christopher KubashI am personally affected by this issue. I exercised options of Scientific Atlanta (SFA) when I left the company. SA was subsequently sold at a far lower price. I am now on the hook for a phantom gain. Why do I not deserve the same treatment as other Canadians in the same position?
185 Anonymous
186 Anonymous
187 Iain HarrisThe CRA and Finance have already given selective relief to favoured parties such as JDS Uniphase. Clearly, others are affected but without the same political inflence. In the interest of tax fairness, the benefit must be treated as a taxable capital gain, which is available as an offset in the case of a realized capital loss.
188 Tim Pezarro
189 Carole Hawe
190 Cheryl Hann
191 Xiang (Sean) ZhuI have been waiting for this petition for a long time. I believe that there are lots of people there who are in the similar situation and don't know CFET. It is fortunate for me to read an article in Ottawa Business Journal. Let us do something to save lifes and families of many hard working tax payers!
192 Bruce LoundsThis is an unfair approach to taxation and needs to be corrected.
193 John Davey
194 Paul Thiel
195 Randy Busch
196 Jim MurphyThis is a core issue of fairness for individuals and a wet blanket on tech business development in Canada.
197 Kathy Butler
198 Randall HowardThis regressive tax situation predominates in future-oriented, knowledge-based companies and their employees and executives. As a result, this is one more component of a regulatory and tax fabric which make it harder for us to be internationally competitive in this all-important sector.
199 Anonymous
200 Anonymous

 

Signatures | Total: 307