Liberals have a ‘credibility gap,’ Bronfman, Morneau obscuring Grits’ message to fight for middle class, say pollsters, political observers

One Liberal MP says she has had to mount a PR campaign with constituents to counter misinformation spread about the government's tax changes; 'tax fairness is very, very important' in her riding.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, has steered his Liberal government through a series of controversies in the past few months, including some with connections to Finance Minister Bill Morneau and, more recently, top party fundraiser Stephen Bronfman. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, The Hill Times file photograph

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

November 13, 2017

The federal Liberals are being weighed down by a credibility problem, say pollsters and a former Liberal cabinet minister and their message of fighting for the middle class is getting undermined by a series of controversies tied to taxation and finance.

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