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TaxCOOP is an international conference focused on advancing inclusivity in tax policy discourse around global tax reform as well as highlighting good tax policy. The movement was founded in 2015 by filmmaker and tax policy adviser, Brigitte Alepin; taxation professor, Allison Christians; tax policy adviser, Lyne Latulippe; and adjunct professor, Louise Otis. The four women are dedicated to combating harmful tax practices, specifically tax competition. [...]after seven years with no conference in sight, she went to the Ordre des CPA du Québec (Quebec Chartered Professional Accountants Order) to ask for assistance in developing a global conference exclusively designed to reflect on issues of tax competition, discover new initiatives and hear what world experts have to say.By this point, Alepin had written two books, entitled 'The Wealthy Who Pay No Taxes' and the 'Coming Fiscal Crisis', and written and directed an award-winning film, 'The Price We Pay', in collaboration with director Harold Crooks.[...]she had been mandated by the Canadian government to find a solution to global tax issues – so it was no surprise when she got the go-ahead for the first TaxCOOP conference in Montreal in 2015.TaxCOOP has brought together finance ministers, entrepreneurs, government officials and non-governmental organisations and academics to create an open dialogue on tax equity.