Morneau is hopelessly tainted. Fire him.
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When it looked like the NDP had a chance to the form the government way back in 2015, pundits were speculating if the NDP had the kind of people capable of being finance ministers. What they meant was if the NDP have members with the deep experience in our corrupt economic system necessary to keep running it for the benefit of the rich. Those kinds of people don't tend to join the NDP, though I suspect it's mostly because the NDP have never been in power federally. Those kinds of people tend to be ambitious.
–Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is calling for Finance Minister Bill Morneau to resign his cabinet post.
"Bill Morneau has betrayed the trust of Canadians over and over," Scheer told reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Wednesday.
The call for Morneau to step down comes amid continuing and contentious attacks from the opposition over his personal finances and alleged breach of federal ethics law.
Responding to the opposition’s call for Morneau’s ousting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said during question period that he has "full confidence" in Morneau and the job he’s doing as finance minister.
"This is the finance minister who refused to answer simple questions about his assets and who controlled them," Scheer said.
If Morneau won’t step down, Trudeau should remove him, said Scheer.
Breaking from convention on Wednesday, a day where Trudeau typically fields all the questions during question period, Morneau rose to fire back over opposition allegations that that he improperly sold off shares in Morneau Shepell in November 2015 ahead of an income tax change that caused the stock market to drop.
Scheer: Morneau has 'betrayed the trust' and should resign as finance minister | CTV News
"Bill Morneau has betrayed the trust of Canadians over and over," Scheer told reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Wednesday.
The call for Morneau to step down comes amid continuing and contentious attacks from the opposition over his personal finances and alleged breach of federal ethics law.
Responding to the opposition’s call for Morneau’s ousting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said during question period that he has "full confidence" in Morneau and the job he’s doing as finance minister.
"This is the finance minister who refused to answer simple questions about his assets and who controlled them," Scheer said.
If Morneau won’t step down, Trudeau should remove him, said Scheer.
Breaking from convention on Wednesday, a day where Trudeau typically fields all the questions during question period, Morneau rose to fire back over opposition allegations that that he improperly sold off shares in Morneau Shepell in November 2015 ahead of an income tax change that caused the stock market to drop.
Scheer: Morneau has 'betrayed the trust' and should resign as finance minister | CTV News
Ah, spoken like someone who has no understanding of tax planning.
I'm not surprised.
Smart people use a variety of investment vehicles to maximize after-tax returns. Farmers use whatever they think gives them a subsidy.
Motion calling for Morneau's transparency re: assets. Liberals - Nay. Everyone else - Yea.
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Unfortunately when you collet a paycheck your options are rather limited sine the disposable income is sucked off the top by multiple levels of government.This way at least I get some income tax back to reinvest.
Pete doesn't understand something as simple as the VFF tax credit. RRSPs are definitely out of the question
the only time I thought they were worth it was when you had an employer-matching contribution plan.
