In this episode of the History Slam, which is a special bonus episode as part of Activehistory.ca’s taxation week, Sean Graham talks Shirley Tillotson of Dalhousie University. They chat about her new book Give and Take: The Citizen-Taxpayer and the Rise of Canadian Democracy, Elsbeth Heaman’s new book Tax, Order, and Good Government: A New Political History of Canada, 1867-1917, and the role of taxes in Canadian life. They also talk about how taxation has been written about by historians, the merits of a flat tax, and how people feel about government spending. Be sure to check out Active History all week for all the taxation content.

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