But the Liberals forced their hand when Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced a stand-alone motion Monday to put the tax adjustment in place.
The written statement didn’t contain the words “capital gains,” but it used the same language a Conservative spokesman provided when asked about the capital gains motion on Monday. Freeland insists it is a fairness tax to make sure wealthy individuals whose income comes from selling assets don’t pay a lower tax rate than middle-class Canadians who have less overall wealth.“These changes will result in a small number of well-off Canadians paying a little more tax when they sell a successful investment,” she said.
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