The leader of the Liberal party, Justin Trudeau, has promised middle class Canadians a real change. His plan includes a higher tax rates from families with annual income of 200,000 and higher. Currently the wealthiest 1% of Canadians are paying 29% tax and Mr. Trudeau is planning on changing the rate to 33%. He is also committed to lowering the tax rates for the working class; currently most middle class families pay 22% and Mr. Trudeau’s goal is to make it to 20%. The liberal leader also talked about making Child Care Benefit tax-free to all families with annual income below than 150,000 and increase the Canada Pension Plan contributions. As Justin Trudeau says: “A strong middle class means a strong economy” throughout the research and debates…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GEFNnNsFLc&index=20&list=PL0f074h-CFoyCiGhHGif6WV0hoOvowjaC Liberal ad: Real Leadership This advertisement is “authorized by the registered agent for the Liberal Party of Canada.” (Liberal ad: Real Leadership) The main focus of this ad is to promote the slogan for the Liberal Party, Real Change. This message is supported by the opinions of real, multicultural and a diverse range of Canadians, who believe Justin Trudeau is needed in order to bring real change to…
ever-flowing stream of Canada history, there is a bunch of memorable giants showing up successively, Diefenbaker, William Lyon Mackenzie, John MacDonald and Pierre Trudeau, these names are probably engraved deeply in every Canadian’s brain. However, there is another guy should be memorised, Stephen Harper. Harper is an often-underestimated Canadian politician, and he became his country's first conservative prime minister in 13 years when he led his party to victory in January of 2006. Harper…
This article is about Justin Trudeau, the leader of the Liberal party of Canada and the plans of a Liberal government. In this article, Trudeau announced in Toronto’s Leaside neighbourhood that the first thing the Liberals would do is cut taxes for the middle class while increasing taxes for the wealthiest percent of Canadians by bringing a new 33 percent tax bracket. He states that the Liberals have a clear plan to put more money in the lower and middle classes pockets and goes on to criticize…
Toll-gating is a procedure in which a person or company receiving a government contract is expected to forward a percentage of the profits to the party The Beauharnois Scandal of 1931 is an example of Toll-gating in Canadian politics. This scandal involved building and financing a huge hydro-electric project on the St. Lawrence river and a secret $700,000 payment to the Liberal Party. Bribery is an offering or accepting of illegal payments of money, goods or services in exchange for favours…
Ontario Liberals have a long tradition of working to improve the lives of all Ontarians. Today we continue on in the best tradition of the early party – whether it be making post-secondary education more affordable, and more in reach, giving families more money to help with the high cost of raising their kids, or investing in sustainable infrastructure, which makes our communities safer and more resilient, even helping to make Ontario a North American leader in clean technology – attracting…
Justin Trudeau and the Liberal party’s newly instated victory and introduction into the government sector has a substantial impact on the Canadian population. Trudeau has introduced many indispensable policies that will alter the structure of the country that subsequently ostracizes young people, to be more inclusive and comprehensive. Trudeau is adapting what was formally an antiquated government regime and revitalizing opportunities for young people with an emphasis on social justice. Three of…
In 1984 Brian Mulroney led the Progressive Conservative party to a resounding electoral victory, gaining more than fifty percent of the vote, a rare feat in Canadian federal politics (Blake, 2007: 3). He promised to take the country, which was then suffering from an economic recession, in a new direction, as politicians often do. By the time he left office in 1993 he was one of the most unpopular Prime Ministers in Canadian history. But the politics of the time do not speak to the breadth and…
John A Macdonald was a great man and a great Canadian. Mr. Macdonald helped to build Canada as he was Canadas first prime minister. Macdonald was for every language, he did not discriminate against Lower Canada like some government officials did he was very open to work with them. He is also a great Canadian because he gave others the opportunity to be really amazing he gave them the opportunity to be a Canadian. John was the first prime minister of Canada and he helped to create Canada as we…
Macdonald was one of the Fathers of Confederation that essentially created Canada. John A. Macdonald was born on January 11, 1815, in Glasgow, Scotland. His family migrated to Kingston, Upper Canada, now known as Ontario, Canada in 1820. Throughout his adolescent years, he took interest in law and was well-capable of managing a branch legal office in Naponee by himself at the age of 17. In 2 years he opened his own office in Kingston before entering politics at a municipal level, serving as an…