Axed Harper-era tax credits benefited the rich: Finance Department

Incentives intended to increase fitness and artistry did neither, but helped shave down the tax bill for high-earners.

Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, left, says he passed along the idea for a fitness tax credit to the previous Conservative government, while Liberal Finance Minister Bill Morneau phased out the credit this year.The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

March 1, 2017

Top-earning families raked in the biggest savings from Harper-era tax credits for kids who play sports or take art classes, according to a report released last week by Finance Canada. The credits also did not actually get more children participating in fitness ...

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