Summary
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced measures to address the rising cost of living, including a temporary suspension of the federal sales tax (GST) on select goods from Dec. 14 to Feb. 15 and one-time checks of C$250 for 18.7 million Canadians earning up to C$150,000 in 2023.
The tax break covers items like children’s clothing, toys, restaurant meals, and beverages.
Critics view the move as a desperate political strategy ahead of a looming federal election, with Trudeau’s Liberals trailing Conservatives 39% to 26% in recent polls.
Health care is a provincial service and the federal government can’t directly pay nurses more.
I understand the point you’re trying to make, but the federal government has certain powers and this is working within the confines of those powers.
Even attempting to do something like forcing provinces to implement a climate change plan are met with extreme resistance. You should take up these issues with your provincial government.
Conveniently, that government blames the federal government and keeps asking for more money that it misallocates or just sits upon, at least this is true of Ontario.
Reducing sales tax (which is a regressive tax) on more things is a good thing, but stability in the money supply should be kept by collecting taxes elsewhere. The NDP plan where this same thing was proposed was a permanent sales tax break on these essentials AS WELL AS a corporate windfall tax in the model of what’s done in Europe and has historically been done in Canada as well.
Like usual, the best Liberal policies are bastardized versions of NDP policies.