Well the truth is he should have resigned when he brought in the tax changes (which were later scrapped). I talked to some other advisors and we all realised that one of the major ways to shelter yourself from these tax changes involved a program which Morneau Sheppel just so happens to be a huge player in. So while the government was closing this particular tax window, one major "solution" was offered through his company. They're not the only players in that realm, but are enormous. There is just no way he wouldn't have realised that, and I just think it's reprehensible.
That said though, I don't think that the father traded these shares illegally. I think he knew that the Liberals were raising taxes the same as everyone else at that point and that was enough for him to want to move out of the shares.
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