Liberals launch 2025 campaign with middle-class tax cut

Further readings:

[Canada First—For A Change – Conservative Party of Canada](https://www.conservative.ca/canada-first-for-a-change/?utm_content=National)

[Jagmeet Singh launches NDP campaign: “We are in this fight for you, not billionaires.” – NDP](https://www.ndp.ca/news/jagmeet-singh-launches-ndp-campaign-we-are-fight-you-not-billionaires)

[Carney asks for April 28 election, setting off tight race in shadow of trade war | CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/election-call-carney-poilievre-singh-1.7490085)

[Canada election: Party leaders make their pitches as snap campaign kicks off | CBC](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/livestory/canada-election-party-leaders-make-their-pitches-as-snap-campaign-kicks-off-9.6695126)

[Poilievre says Canada has to be both ‘respectful and firm’ with Trump | CBC.ca](https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6695251)

[‘Let’s just put things on pause’: Alberta premier under fire for Breitbart interview – CTVNews](https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/lets-just-put-things-on-pause-alberta-premier-under-fire-for-breitbart-interview/)

[Carney chooses to run in Nepean for upcoming election | Ottawa Citizen](https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/carney-chooses-to-run-in-nepean-for-upcoming-election)

[Edmonton mayor to run in 2025 federal election, Liberals say | CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-mayor-sohi-canada-election-2025-1.7491167)

[Trudeau staffer to replace him as Liberal candidate in Papineau | Montreal Gazette](https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/article828485.html)

Other news:

[Edmonton mayor to run in 2025 federal election, Liberals say | CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-mayor-sohi-canada-election-2025-1.7491167)

[Group asks Ontario AG to have independent special prosecutor review evidence for prosecution of Trudeau for SNC-Lavalin scandal – Democracy Watch](https://democracywatch.ca/group-asks-ontario-ag-to-have-independent-special-prosecutor-review-evidence-for-prosecution-of-trudeau-for-snc-lavalin-scandal/)

Opinions:

[Defend Alberta, but not by undermining the nation – Toronto Star](https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/danielle-smith-undermines-the-national-interest/article_74ebe342-249e-4b12-9995-c511c51568fb.html)

[Is Pierre Poilievre the new Justin Trudeau? – Toronto Star](https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/is-pierre-poilievre-the-new-justin-trudeau/article_7f02824c-e85e-4773-b7f5-8f7ca1b17c1e.html)

[Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives are sticking to their game plan in this election – Toronto Star](https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal-elections/pierre-poilievres-conservatives-are-sticking-to-their-game-plan-in-this-election/article_ecfd1a24-580e-5db4-bde6-a19bb569580d.html)

[Trump insulted Poilievre. It was like an answered prayer – Toronto Star](https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/canadian-conservatives-are-desperate-for-donald-trump-to-come-to-their-rescue/article_904447ba-f65f-49dc-bc6e-4ddf9bbff4f7.html)

[A victim of his own success, Pierre Poilievre won’t give up – Toronto Star](https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/pierre-poilievre-is-a-victim-of-his-own-success-but-dont-expect-him-to-go/article_c8177748-4e5f-4a6b-aad9-f1e4494a5054.html)

[Opinion: Data Dive with Nik Nanos: The Conservatives were running away in the polls. But the federal election has become a horserace – The Globe and Mail](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-data-dive-with-nik-nanos-the-conservatives-were-running-away-in-the/)

[Opinion: Mark Carney turns the page on Justin Trudeau’s postnational Canada – The Globe and Mail](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-mark-carney-turns-the-page-on-justin-trudeaus-postnational-canada/)

!ping Can

A tax cut during an economic crisis (which will very likely lead to a recession) seems like a bad idea. It’s even worse when you remember that Carney was talking about the need to rein in the deficit.

This seems like pure vote-buying.