The Liberal MP dares champion the notions of “discussion” and “consideration” and even “debate.”
The Liberal MP dares champion the notions of “discussion” and “consideration” and even “debate.”
Leading economists, former Finance officials and Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page have all said sales tax increases are required to balance the books. It has not gone unnoticed among some Liberals that in Britain, the Conservative opposition is leading the polls and winning praise for “authenticity” after proposing specific deficit-fighting measures that include some tax increases. “I think we do need to talk about it,” Mr. Kennedy said yesterday in an interview with The Globe and Mail.