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Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, is promising to eliminate the increase to the capital gains inclusion rate if elected.
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Bloomberg News
Melissa Shin
Published Jan 16, 2025 • 1 minute read
(Bloomberg) — Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, is promising to eliminate the increase to the capital gains inclusion rate if elected.
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Poilievre made the announcement in a social media post on Thursday, saying the tax “was a bad idea before President Trump’s tariff threat” and that “it is outright insanity now.”
Poilievre, whose party is polling more than 20 points ahead of the incumbent Liberals, cited a report from the C.D. Howe Institute estimating the increased inclusion rate would reduce employment by 414,000 jobs.
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Trudeau’s government introduced the change in last year’s federal budget. It increased the inclusion rate as of June 25, 2024, from 50% to two-thirds for all corporations and trusts, and for individuals earning gains above C$250,000 ($174,000), with some exceptions.
The measure drew widespread condemnation from business groups, and didn’t make it into legislation before Trudeau suspended Parliament this month. The government is expected to fall on a non-confidence vote soon after it resumes sitting March 24, triggering an election. Alternatively, the governing Liberals may call an election after their leadership race to replace Trudeau concludes March 9.
As a result, the increased rate will likely only become law if a new government introduces a bill containing it.
Last week, Canada’s tax authority said it will continue applying the higher capital gains inclusion rate despite Parliament’s suspension, in keeping with its practice of administering proposed legislation.
Poilievre has criticized the tax increase in the past, but had stopped short of pledging to reverse it.
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