Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to temporarily lift the federal sales tax off a slew of items and send checks to millions of Canadians who are dealing with rising costs as a federal election looms.

Summary

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced measures to address the rising cost of living, including a temporary suspension of the federal sales tax (GST) on select goods from Dec. 14 to Feb. 15 and one-time checks of C$250 for 18.7 million Canadians earning up to C$150,000 in 2023.

The tax break covers items like children’s clothing, toys, restaurant meals, and beverages.

Critics view the move as a desperate political strategy ahead of a looming federal election, with Trudeau’s Liberals trailing Conservatives 39% to 26% in recent polls.

  • [email protected]English
    13•15 hours ago

    I definitely don’t want conservatives to win in any western country, but this sounds suspiciously like vote buying or bribery…

    • @[email protected]English
      3•10 hours ago

      In fairness this is something the NDP recently proposed (as a permanent change, offset by corporate windfall taxes). It sits somewhere between bribe and Lib-washed progressive policy.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•10 hours ago

      He does shit like this whenever he’s at risk of losing. The rest of the time he does nothing but virtue signal. And somehow he’s still going to win the next election