Campaign to end tampon tax takes aim at economic discrimination

Buying tampons, pads, menstruation cups or panty liners is not optional. These products are an essential part of a normal public life for people with periods. Menstruators have to buy these products every single month for about 40 years of their life.

The government of Canada collects GST on them.

GST has only been around since 1991, introduced as a consumer-level tax replacing a sales tax paid by manufacturers. Sales taxes offer Canadians a glimpse at the unspoken priorities of our government.