Canadian tax history has been fraught with controversies. One example is the racist head tax that was placed on Chinese migrants from 1883 until 1923, demonstrating that taxation can be both political and disciminatory.
Québec Premier François Legault triggered the most recent controversy when he proposed the idea of taxing unvaccinated citizens. Even though Legault dropped the ethically and legally questionable tax, the reaction to it illustrated just how controversial taxes can be be.
