How automatic tax filing could put money in the pockets of low-income Canadians

Many low-income Canadians don’t file taxes and miss out on refunds they’re entitled to. But now, a pilot program would automatically file those taxes — and could put cash in their pockets. We talk to Rebekah Smylie, the manager of financial empowerment at West Neighbourhood House, a non-profit in Toronto; and Jennifer Robson, an associate professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, who has been studying automatic tax filing.