A consummate technocrat like Mark Carney, committed in his bones to neoliberalism, can only exacerbate the economic pain

In perhaps his most disappointing policy announcement thus far, Carney has indicated he will scrap the Liberal’s plan to increase the capital gains inclusion rate. This mildly progressive measure was directed squarely at the passive incomes of the wealthiest sliver of Canadians and would have served as a healthy revenue generator. Instead, it’s destined for the scrapheap.

  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    21 days ago

    Journalists hold politicians to account, and ask them to justify their decisions. If journalists don’t ask accusatory questions, then they aren’t doing their job.

    It’s totally reasonable to say that journalists should be harder on Poilievre, but that doesn’t mean they should stop asking Carney questions.