Over a 10 year period 80% of taxpayers NEVER generate a capital gain ever.

Of 20% who do, avg is $5,200.

And number who would actually hit $250,000 for cap gains alone would be about 1-2% (of the 20%).

This doesn’t cover corps but you get a very clear sense — impact is narrow.

Liberals tax the rich, but not enough be considered populist.

Meanwhile, Pierre Poilievre has successfully adopted the populist label while really being a corporate apologist whose agenda is about serving rather than taxing the truly powerful. #Opinion trib.al/BL2dGOx

Documented: 5 false stories fossil fuel industry uses to confuse people

#climate #oil #gas #climate brawl #ClimateScam

theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

Conservatives say they will vote against #Budget2024 !

You can’t vote against feeding hungry kids, giving seniors dental coverage, creating more childcare spaces, providing income support to ppl with disabilities & insulin to diabetics, and then claim to care about Canadians.

Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser fires back at Pierre Poilievre on #RealTalkRJ .

Who do you trust to solve Canada’s housing crisis: the Liberals or the Conservatives? How come?

We’ll read the best replies on Monday’s show with Charles Adler. #cdnpoli

Cooper tries to tie the PM to GC Strategies.
Leblanc says he is delving into fiction and very slowly tells him to be careful about what he is ascribing. #QP

Not to get lost in #Budget2024 is an absolutely transformative commitment to open up public lands to new affordable 🏡

This is going to be a huge effort but Sean Fraser Justin Trudeau are pulling out all the stops.

Canada Post and DND alone literally have thousands of pieces

Iranian official: 'There's been no airstrike in Isfahan or other parts of the country. They only made a failed and humiliating attempt to fly quadcopters, and they were all shot down.'

Israel has attacked Iran, US official tells CNN: Live updates cnn.com/middleeast/liv…

Details of the Israel strike(s) on Iran tonight are still not clear. What appears to be (still) the case is that both sides want to retaliate, to be perceived as not weak, but both also want to avoid escalation. This is not meant to reassure too much, as this balance is volatile.

In an interview with Rob Snow, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre claims the govt's pharmacare bill will ban workplace health coverage.
Health Minister Mark Holland accuses Poilievre of spreading 'lies and misinformation'
#cdnpoli
toronto.citynews.ca/2024/04/18/hea…

And now van Koeverden referred to Poilievre as the “Petro-puppet of Carleton.”
The Speaker invites him to withdraw it.
He says the Conservatives can dish it out but can’t take it.
The Speaker invites him to withdraw again.
vK says he’s sorry for causing a disruption. #QP

This is important info

#PierrePoilievreIsLyingToYou

#WomenAgainstPoilievre

Lisa MacLeod Sticking to the Ottawa Protests - Under oath, both the PM and then Ottawa Mayor Watson admitted to reaching out to #DougFord in the key early days when it was spiraling out of control, & Doug was MIA!! Why didn't Doug want to give evidence at the EA Inquiry??

Live from Ottawa: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers remarks to the Canadian Labour Congress, Canada’s largest labour organization, and highlights investments in our workers, economy, and collective future. Tune in: ow.ly/tZ3a50Rjm27

By unanimous consent, the #HoC adopted a motion concerning Jewish Canadians and condemning antisemitism.

The full text of the motion will be available after adjournment later today in the Journals: ow.ly/5Nu050RjnvM

I suppose I shouldn't be shocked that the PC party - whose callous policy choices led to the Walkerton tragedy - is now proposing a second act by scrapping free rural water testing. qpbriefing.com/news/ontario-l…

Labour leader urges unions to expose Poilievre’s working-class overtures as ‘fraud’ theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

David Hamer 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇨🇦 The Globe and Mail For some reason, Canadian media seems to think that a fascist government would be better for their bottom line.. spoiler alert it would be catastrophic for Canadian media.

Living in Ford's Ontario feels like living in a casino. Every show, every platform seems inundated with gaming promotions. It's gross and so damaging to people with gambling addictions and without the extra money to play. More exploitation of the poor for the wealthy. #ONpoli