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applegrove

(118,894 posts)
Sat Sep 16, 2017, 12:09 AM Sep 2017

We obtained the Conservatives internal strategy on Trudeaus tax changes. Heres whats wrong with

it.

https://news.vice.com/story/we-obtained-the-conservatives-internal-strategy-on-trudeaus-tax-changes-heres-whats-wrong-with-it

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The talking points encourage MPs to tailor their message to working-class voters, and to avoid getting bogged down in discussions about “wealthy family doctors.” But details in the powerpoint suggest that the Conservatives know these changes will primarily affect the rich, not the middle-class farmers they plan on courting.

This is at odds with leader Andrew Scheer’s outreach to farmers and working class Canadians around the tax changes.

VICE News made consistent attempts to schedule an interview with Finance Critic Pierre Poilievre or Deputy Leader Lisa Raitt throughout the week but were refused. (The party sent a media advisory entitled “Poilievre available to discuss Liberal tax hikes,” inviting journalists to reach out to his office to schedule interviews, his office failed to return emails and finally informed VICE News on Thursday that Poilievre was not, in fact, available.)

THE MAGIC 70.12% TAX RATE

Inside the documents is a particularly sensational claim. It takes aim at the Liberals’ attempt to limit Canadians’ ability to park investment income inside their personal corporation, thus paying the — substantially lower — small business tax before investing the money.


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