Liberals ‘got what they wanted’ on capital gains vote, but success depends on which ‘narrative wins out,’ say observers

‘This unpopular tax is more popular than the Liberals,’ so they see it as a way to ‘bump up their numbers,’ says pollster Nik Nanos.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government forced the Conservatives to take a position on the capital gains tax by keeping the policy out of the budget implementation bill, and putting it to a vote in the House.

Now that the Conservatives have come out against the capital gains tax hike, the political fallout from the Liberal wedge issue will come down to each party's framing, and whether the tax motivates voters when they go to the polls.

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