Liberal MP warns against ‘class warfare’ rhetoric on proposed tax changes
OTTAWA — Not everyone is on board with the way Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been going after the rich as he defends his Liberal government’s controversial tax proposals — and that includes some members of his own caucus.
The prime minister has been sounding defiant as he makes the case for eliminating tax provisions used by a growing number of small businesses, saying the system should not allow wealthy Canadians to pay lower taxes than the middle class.
Montreal MP Nicola Di Iorio said his fellow Liberals would do well to remember that they campaigned for everyone, not just the vote-rich middle class.
“We’re not in a class warfare,” Di Iorio said Wednesday as he headed into the government’s weekly caucus meeting.