Hi Dartguard - I'm not the least surprised your Doctor brother is miffed and writing cheques for the Cons.  The Cons have always out performed everyone else in fundraising.  They are masters at misrepresenting facts and hitting emotional hot button issues.

The fact Morneau did not expect opposition from the "we don't want to pay any taxes" lobby is incredible.  The Conservative media and groups like Fraser Institute and The Canadian Taxpayers Federation LIVE for fights like the Liberals handed them.

Plus it was not handled well, not publicized at all perhaps because it was initiated as a discussion piece to collect opinions before anything was written as a law (which would still require 3 votes in the house and the same in the Senate).

And that's one of my points - the Liberals are not professional politicians by and large and they do politics quite poorly. I'm ok with that for the time being, but some learning on their part should be happening.