Canada
Poilievre attacks Carney's offshore haven ties as he promises TFSA boost
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wasted no time doubling down on his attacks against Mark Carney’s use of offshore tax havens as a business executive, opening a video pitch for boosting Canada’s tax-free savings account (TFSA) limit with an unsubtle dig at the Liberal leader’s creative tax planning.
“When greedy, globalist corporate insiders profit by moving money out of Canada, they avoid paying Canadian tax,” said Poilievre in the video, posted to social media on Thursday morning.
“But when patriotic Canadians invest in our country, they pay more.”
The words “greedy, globalist corporate insiders” were set to a progression of still images of Carney speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to hammer home the point.
“Instead of rewarding people for taking jobs and money out of Canada, we need a tax cut for those who bring it home,” said Poilievre, segueing to his pitch for a $5,000 a year “Canada First” top-up to the TFSA contribution limit.
Poilievre said that, if he becomes prime minister, he’ll allow Canadians to put in an additional $5,000 into their TFSAs each year, currently capped at $7,000 |
