Poilievre says Conservatives will back Liberal tax cuts, but wants them to go further [Video]

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday that his party will support proposed Liberal tax cuts but urged the governing party to make those cuts steeper.

“We are the party of taxpayers. We will vote for every tax cut always and everywhere. We love taxpayers and we want taxpayers to be better off,” Poilievre told reporters outside the House of Commons.

“The question we always ask is, ‘Is the proposal better than the status quo?’ If it is then we support it. If it’s not then we oppose it.” 

Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to bring in an income-tax cut by Canada Day. The Conservatives proposed a similar, but steeper, tax cut during the election campaign.

It’s rare, but not unheard of for the Official Opposition to back government legislation. Poilievre’s Conservatives have done so in the past.

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