Just mused over the Platform,
The only mention of Income Trusts is 2 times, both in regards to security for seniors.
It does say in there that there will be no new taxes on trusts - I will be interested in seeing what the changes are and how they play this about face.
Under anything regardeing business growth in Canada there is no promise to leave the trusts alone, that alone falls under the Protecting Seniors so as long as they have a seniors amendment in there I believe they have covered themselves.
Also they are coming at this from the morale high ground, when people (who most have a distrust of large corporations) see that Bell plans to save 800 mil per year in taxes by converting - who benefits most, the employee, the average investor, likely the execs with the stock options.
I dont like the fact that they are going back on this, but you have to look at the contexts of the promise, it was directed toward seniors.
Interesting to see the details on this one - I initially thought it was to take the wind out of Layton's sails but there is no way the Libs topple the government in the middle of their own leadership campaign unless they believe they will have so much media coverage that it will be like free publicity.
MYK
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