The “sunny ways” of the Liberal federal government are clouding over with what seems to be a constant tugging on the Canadian purse strings.
The prime minister seems to be fueling a class war, pitting Canadians against each other while claiming he is taxing the big, bad rich.
Instead, he has been criticized for hitting smaller businesses who employ the majority of people.
There was even talk of taxing your company discount — if you were lucky enough to have one.
Now Finance Minister Bill Morneau is being accused of taking advantage of the same sort of loopholes he wants to close for others.
Morneau has about a million shares in the financial consulting company founded by his family.
Although considered within the boundaries of the rules set out by the ethics commissioner, Morneau has now decided to put his shares into a blind trust — after two years as finance minister.
Shares that recently have been paying him a dividend cheque of about $65,000 a month — that’s over $1.6 million since becoming a Member of Parliament.
Both Trudeau and Morneau have more money than most of us could ever imagine.
Which is why it is so hard to swallow when they keep taking ours.
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