Tax cuts are a given, tax reform is the new mantra.
First off the mark was the Canadian Alliance proposal for a 17 per cent single rate tax. This is an ambitious proposal that has been roundly criticized by the organized political left, the Toronto Star editorial board and even Finance Minister Paul Martin. Single tax opponents conveniently overlook this fact. While it is true that higher income families get a bigger tax break than lower income families, since they pay more taxes, this is only fair. The middle income family with twice the income of the lower income family still pays almost 10 times as much federal tax.