On Parliament Hill

It was two years ago that Liberal Finance Minister Bill Morneau proposed sweeping tax hikes that would have charged a 73% tax on investment income, penalized families that share business work and earnings, and doubled the tax on parents selling their business or farm to their own children.

The Liberals also proposed taxing health insurance benefits and the small discounts that minimum wage workers receive. All to pay for Justin Trudeau’s out of control spending. After a massive backlash, the Liberals put some of their tax hikes on hold, but still went ahead with or modified others.

Conservatives asked the Finance Minister point-blank on the floor of the House of Commons if he would rule out bringing back the original tax hikes. He refused. If the Liberals were not planning to reinstate their original tax hikes, why did the Finance Minister refuse to rule it out when Conservatives gave him the chance?

Given the refusal to rule it out, if Justin Trudeau is re-elected in 2019 one can only assume that he will bring back these destructive tax changes. He will tax small businesses, family farms, insurance benefits, employee discounts and increase the Carbon Tax fivefold.

Nearly half of Canadians are already within $200 a month of not being able to pay their bills and service their debt. The average Canadian family is already paying $840 more per year in new Liberal taxes and that number is going nowhere but up.

Canada’s Conservatives have been listening to Canadians and we hear you loud and clear: Canadians cannot afford more taxes! Canada’s Conservatives will repeal the Carbon Tax and remove the GST from home heating bills and parental benefits.

Conservatives understand that Canada’s small businesses, family farms and their employees are the backbone of our economy. In other words, people are the answer. Liberals believe that more government is always the answer.

Conservatives believe in lower taxes for everyone, so hardworking Canadians can actually get ahead, not just get by.