Vote Yes
An Act respecting certain affordability measures for Canadians and another measure
The bill materially reduces tax burdens and regulatory costs and introduces measures likely to stimulate work, housing construction, and resource-sector activity. While there are competitiveness risks from eliminating carbon pricing, the overall thrust aligns with the tenets emphasizing economic freedom, productivity, tax reform, and large-scale prosperity.
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Income tax cuts and lower energy-related costs can increase disposable income and potentially raise growth, supporting higher national wealth.
Cuts to personal taxes and repeal of the fuel charge reduce government-imposed costs, and the elections privacy changes reduce overlapping compliance burdens.
Lower taxes and energy costs may improve productivity, but removing carbon pricing could weaken incentives to adopt efficient low-carbon tech and expose exporters to foreign carbon border measures.
Reduced input costs can aid resource and manufacturing exports, yet lack of carbon pricing may invite carbon-related tariffs that could offset gains.
Lower personal taxes and eliminating the fuel charge reduce costs and uncertainty for resource development; the housing rebate can spur residential construction activity, though it may do less for broad-based innovation.
Dismantling the federal fuel charge regime should lower administrative complexity and costs; the housing rebate adds some admin but is temporary.
Reducing the lowest bracket directly improves work incentives at the margin and increases after-tax returns to effort for millions of workers.
Across-the-board rate cuts and phased repeal of the fuel charge are sizable policy shifts with economy-wide effects, not minor tweaks.
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