RE:'06 campaign sloganCommentOnline wrote: "No New Taxes" not three months after being elected Harper proceeded to tax Income Trust
Closing a tax loophole is not the same thing as imposing net new taxes, like the ones ON libs have done.
The Income Trust loopholes were bein exploited by several large corporations, to the extent that it made the original intent completely irrelevant.
It would have been irresponsible of the Minister of Finance (then the Late Flaherty) *not* to close that loophole.
OTOH, the libs are typical, run-of-the-mill tax & spend party.
They cater to specific lobby groups like public sector unions, LGBT, etc.
The higher taxes they impose will not benefit individuals and families directly - thoe monies would be redirected into creating more govt jobs (unionized, of course), and higher pay, benefits, and pensions for public sector.