Some Liberal MPs upset with Trudeau for not consulting caucus or cabinet before announcing two-month GST holiday and $250 cheques

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recently announced measures to address affordability are 'well intentioned misfires,' as they are going to ‘hurt’ the Liberals more than ‘help’ them, says Nik Nanos, chief data scientist for Nanos Research.

On Nov. 21, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced some measures to help Canadians deal with the pressures of cost of living. Some political observers like Nik Nanos are describing these as 'well intentioned misfires.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

December 2, 2024

If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had consulted his caucus and cabinet before unveiling the two-month GST holiday and $250 payments for approximately 18.7 million working Canadians, some Liberal MPs say they would have highlighted the “obvious” omission of seniors and ind...

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