The petitioners want to remind the Pri
me Minister that he promised never to tax income trusts but that he recklessly broke that promise by imposing a 31.5% punitive tax which permanently wiped out over $25 billion of the hard-earned retiremen
t savings of over 2 million Canadians, particularly seniors. The petitioners, therefore, call upon the Conservative minority government to admit that the decision to tax income trusts was based on: first, flawed methodology and incorrect assumptions; second, to apologize to those who were unfairl
...[+++]y harmed by this broken promise; and, finally, to repeal the punitive 31.5% tax on income trusts.Les pétitionnaires veulent rappeler au premier m
inistre qu'il avait promis de ne jamais imposer les fiducies de revenu, mais que, au mépris des conséque
nces, il a renié sa promesse en imposant un impôt punitif de 31,5 p. 100, ce qui a fait disparaître de façon permanente plus de 25 milliards de do
llars que plus de 2 millions de Canadiens, surtout des personnes âgées, avaient économisés au prix de durs sacrifices en prévision de leu
...[+++]r retraite.