It just reeks of desperation….
…& on that note…Legislation implementing the federal government’s planned increase to capital gains taxes will be introduced before the House rises for summer, Finance Minister
Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday, while also calling on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to take a stand on the issue???
Oh? For what purpose??
Note the red above for Liberal/NDP, & the pale blue off the the right (cough-cough) that represents the NDP/Liberals…& together, in the non-coalition coalition that’s definitely not a coalition-type coalition…they’re waiting for Pierre Poilievre to take a stand on what why? Put it to a vote, and everybody will see where everybody stands…
Ms. Freeland did not pledge that the legislation would be passed into law by summer, even though the
2024 budget said the changes will take effect as of June 25?
But of what year? 2026?
“In the coming weeks, and certainly before the House rises, we will begin the legislative process to implement our increase in the inclusion rate,” she said.
The House of Commons is scheduled to sit until Friday, June 21, before recessing until mid-September.
The government’s plan to raise about $19-billion over five years through capital gains tax changes was the biggest new announcement in Ms. Freeland’s April 16 budget…
but…when the government’s first budget implementation bill was tabled a couple of weeks later, the tax change was not included…
hmmmm….
Ms. Freeland said at the time that the capital gains tax changes would be introduced separately. The plan was widely viewed as an effort by the governing Liberals to force
Mr. Poilievre, who is leading in the polls, to take a clear position on the issue.
Mr. Poilievre has not provided a clear answer to date when asked for his view on the changes, though when asked about it he stated,
“The legislation you are asking about doesn’t exist yet due to Justin Trudeau’s incompetence, so it’s impossible for us to weigh in on the matter.” But maybe that’s not clear enough so put it to a vote.
Ms. Freeland was asked Tuesday whether the delay in bringing forward a bill is an indication the government was having second thoughts.
“It’s important to get things right,” she replied.
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(Poilievre wasn’t even in Parliament, so no rebuttal, but it’s important to get things right)
“I have certainly observed over the past week the Conservative Leader equivocating, dodging, deflecting, when asked about his position on our plan for tax fairness?? It is important for Canadians to insist on a clear answer from the Conservatives on tax fairness?? And, you know, I think depending on what answer we get, Canadians will know whose side the Conservatives are really on,” she said.
…Freeland is hunting rascally Poilievre’s she believes, & the cartoon shotgun will blow up in the Liberals faces, again…
The finance minister also called on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to take a stand on the issue
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(The Tories did go down this week, and both the Bloc & NDP went up, but the Libs and Greens are unchanged)
. Maybe even Quebec is seeing that… but with an election still 17 months away anything can happen.