‘Tax fairness’ move a golden opportunity for Conservatives

Liberal strategists will welcome criticism of their new tax proposal from high-earning doctors, but the Tories can make good on the alienation of small business owners.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau, left, opened a consultation last month on tax changes that would capture more income from high-earning business owners. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has promised to fight tax raises on small businesses. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

August 23, 2017

OTTAWA—Until recently, one of the sneakiest political plays of the summer of 2017 was getting little notice. Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s supposed tax fairness initiative and consultation announced in July seemed to have been an easy lay-up when it was first announced. Who couldn’t be agai...

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