Morneau was in ‘catch-22,’ couldn’t rebut tax reforms criticism during 75-day public consultations, says Easter

Finance Minister Bill Morneau's proposed changes have given an opportunity to Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer to build his profile, raise funds, and capitalize on the anger of self-employed professionals towards the Justin Trudeau government, says pollster David Coletto.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau introduced changes to the tax code this summer that have angered thousands of self-employed professionals across the country.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

October 16, 2017

Finance Minister Bill Morneau and his staff could have the done a better job of communicating his department's proposed tax reforms, but were caught in a "catch 22" situation, unable to argue in favour of the reforms for risk of appearing to have made up their minds while holding a 75-day public con...

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