This is brilliant! The Liberals are saying that Canadians are overtaxed and that our future prosperity and competitiveness requires the implementation of their promised income tax cut. On Canada AM this morning Opposition Leader Graham continued to press on this. Then Minister Flaherty came on Canada AM and hinted that they are considering it. So by the end of the month we may indeed get the GST cut and the income tax cut.
Like I said, Brilliant!
Update: Bob Tarantino examines the Toronto Star reaction to the possibility of both tax cuts.
Update II: And dare I mention that 67% of Canadians voted for parties that think we are overtaxed?
Comments (11)
Woooooooo
Posted by Occam's Carbuncle | April 5, 2006 10:44 AM
Posted on April 5, 2006 10:44
hoooooooo
Posted by Occam's Carbuncle | April 5, 2006 10:45 AM
Posted on April 5, 2006 10:45
And the public will remember both tax cuts under the CPC govt, which bodes well the next time an election rolls around.
Posted by markpeters.ca | April 5, 2006 10:48 AM
Posted on April 5, 2006 10:48
the income tax cuts were always more meaningful than the 1% gst cut. will canadians take both? of course, gladly. will the cpc get credit for a surplus they didn’t create, not a chance. conservative govts are excellent at burning surpluses so we should enjoy while we can.
Posted by davidson | April 5, 2006 12:27 PM
Posted on April 5, 2006 12:27
And the public will remember both tax cuts under the CPC govt, which bodes well the next time an election rolls around.
I think you meant to say, “And the public will remember both tax cuts under the CPC govt, which bodes ill when they rack up a deficit.”
Posted by Robert McClelland | April 5, 2006 1:00 PM
Posted on April 5, 2006 13:00
Update II: And dare I mention that 67% of Canadians voted for parties that think we are overtaxed?
You can dare whatever you want, it’s your house. :) But, remember the Liberals spent the election saying how “progressive” they were. The voters did not vote for the Liberals thinking they were the anti-tax party and I know you know that. This kind of “overtaxed” rhetoric usually only comes spilling our of the Liberals once they are safely in a majority government. Poor Liberals. They still think they are the government, obviously. We should all feel pity for them.
Posted by Greg | April 5, 2006 1:15 PM
Posted on April 5, 2006 13:15
Indeed Greg. I was just teasing. I couldn’t resist because the day care lobbyists say the same thing. And you and I know that it wasn’t on the single issue either.
Posted by Greg Staples | April 5, 2006 1:26 PM
Posted on April 5, 2006 13:26
Harper could have promised to make both cuts during the campaign, at the risk of not being able to do it when he saw the books.
Instead, it looks like he’s going to deliver more than he promised, not less.
I think voters in Ontario will appreciate the contrast to the behaviour of some other politicians. (COUGHmcguintyCOUGH)
Posted by Brian (Free Advice) | April 5, 2006 2:39 PM
Posted on April 5, 2006 14:39
The Goodale 1% tax cut to just one of the tax brackets was not voted on in parliament; was not part of any of the several Martin Liberal “budgets”, it was a death bed conversion “election promise” that Gooddale snuck in as a non voted on amendment and he made it retroactive to Jan 2005 as an election ploy. There was no deep analysis; no debate in the house; and the entire idea came as a surprise to the Dept. of Finance. This is a Liberal smoke and mirrors job- the real cuts are backended over 10 years. So, once again themedia and the Liberal spinners are lying to the people. The Conservatives are offering an apple. The Liberals are offering a donut disguised as an orange.
Posted by dennis | April 5, 2006 4:14 PM
Posted on April 5, 2006 16:14
One wonders what those in charge at the TO Star think when confronted with comparisons like Tarantino’s. Given that such explicit bias has been pointed out before, it seems to be getting to the point where they’re openly advocating against the CPC, regardless of the consequences to their paper’s integrity.
It’s like they know they’ll be caught, but they just can’t help themselves.
Posted by Chester | April 5, 2006 4:38 PM
Posted on April 5, 2006 16:38
Just so long as we don’t go back into deficit.
Posted by James Bow | April 5, 2006 8:55 PM
Posted on April 5, 2006 20:55