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Andy Blatchford, Canadian Press

The Liberal government is making good on its election vow to cut federal income taxes for middle earners by raising the rate on the richest Canadians. However, it now acknowledges the tax tweaks, introduced in a motion Monday in Parliament, won’t be revenue-neutral. Finance Minister Bill Morneau conceded Monday that an array of new tax […]

  • December 8, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:11

“We wanted to show this is the situation that we’ve inherited,” said finance minister Bill Morneau on November 20 after tabling the new Liberal government’s fiscal and economic update. The Liberals opened the federal books last week to reveal that Ottawa was headed for a $3-billion deficit in this 2015-16 fiscal year. The prediction marked […]

  • November 26, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:32