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An interview I caught on either CBC or CTV last week caused me to ponder how much Canada has changed since the Trudeau government came to power nine years ago. Of course, some good things happened, and the COVID-19 pandemic was clearly a game-changer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if I were asked the age-old question, “Are we better off today than we were nine years ago?” I would have a hard time saying yes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have never been a fan of big government and do not believe that government should be all things to all people. That smacks of socialism to me. I am also constantly reminded that every single dollar a government spends comes out of someone else\u2019s pocket. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It does not give me a great deal of comfort to know that since 2015, employment in Canada\u2019s public service has grown by more than 35 per cent while, in the same period, our national population has grown by only 14 per cent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of that, when the Trudeau government took office in 2015, Canada\u2019s National debt was 619.3 billion dollars. Since then, it has very nearly doubled to an almost insurmountable debt of 1.2 trillion dollars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, as some will argue, the pandemic is accountable for a portion of that increase, but not nearly all of it. In our ordinary lives, when something unexpected comes along, we don\u2019t keep spending, and we have to cut our expenses elsewhere. The Trudeau government has shown little enthusiasm for that kind of common sense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That doesn\u2019t make me feel warm and fuzzy about being better off than we were when the Trudeau government first took office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then there is the matter of taxes. We are taxed wherever we go on income, property, retail purchases, gasoline, and so-called \u2018sin\u2019 purchases like liquor and tobacco. We are actually double-taxed because we pay tax on our income and are then taxed again when we spend that income. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, an average Canadian family paid 43% of their income on some form of taxes. In 2024 it is projected that it will be more. This, in spite of the fact that the top 20% of income earners in Canada pay 61.9% of all personal tax revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One online pundit called it \u201cThe biggest scam in life \u2013 paying taxes on money you make, taxes on money you spend, taxes on things you already own and have already paid taxes on with already taxed money.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is a forum where governments of 38 democracies with market-based economies, including Canada, collaborate on policy standards to promote sustainable economic growth. Out of those 38 countries, Canada\u2019s top combined tax rate ranks as the 5th<\/sup> highest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, the Trudeau government is not responsible for all of this, but they have certainly contributed to it and have done nothing about reducing the tax burden. Many consumer taxes have been increased and new taxes such as the carbon tax and a higher capital gains tax, have been added by the Trudeau government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to note that a capital gains tax does not just affect the wealthy. It affects entrepreneurs who risk their own capital, often to build something from nothing, who create new jobs and opportunities, and then, after a relatively small lifetime reduction, have to pay one-third to two-thirds of their hard-earned equity to the government for each project they develop. This is a regressive tax that discourages innovation and excellence from those entrepreneurs who play a pivotal role in our economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, do I believe from the point of taxation that we are better off than we were 9 years ago? I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, let\u2019s just look at a few of the more serious and consequential mistakes the Trudeau government has made during its time in power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, there is the so-called reform of the Canadian Senate undertaken by the Trudeau government early in its mandate. It called for the appointment of \u201cindependent senators” rather than those with a partisan bent. It was a joke. The appointments made by Trudeau to the Senate were primarily nothing more than Liberals by another name.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hard facts are that the Senate is stacked, and any newly elected government other than a Liberal one will have a huge challenge getting much of its legislation passed. Real reform of the Senate is needed, and that would include direct election by Canadians or its abolishment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then there is the Judiciary. They are supposed to be independent and their appointments non- partisan. Yet, 76.3% of Federal judicial and tribunal appointees are people with ties to the Liberal Party. Yes, again, I know that happens elsewhere, but that does not make it right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, there are also scandals\u2014too many to mention here, but of particular note is the ArriveCan debacle, the development of an app that cost Canadian taxpayers $59.5 million. The Auditor General, Karen Hogan, said the government paid too much. Of greater interest, however, is who got the money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

G C Strategies is (or was) a two-person IT staffing firm founded in 2015, the same year the Trudeau government came into power. They became the largest contractor on the ArriveCan project, receiving several contracts, some of them sole-sourced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been estimated that these two individuals received at least $19.1 million in fees. There have been a number of questions as to whether all of this passes the smell test. Progress on getting to the bottom of it has been, at best, slow. I wonder why? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nick Nanos, a prominent (although I believe Liberal leaning) pollster, made this comment recently: \u201cTrudeau Liberals are under siege across the country, with Conservatives crashing red fortresses like Toronto and Vancouver.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wonder why? Maybe it is because most Canadians really don\u2019t believe they are better off now than when Justin Trudeau first came to power?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just asking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hugh Mackenzie<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hugh Mackenzie has held elected office as a trustee on the Muskoka Board of Education, a Huntsville councillor, a District councillor, and mayor of Huntsville. He has also served as chairman of the District of Muskoka and as chief of staff to former premier of Ontario, Frank Miller.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hugh has also served on a number of provincial, federal and local boards, including chair of the Ontario Health Disciplines Board, vice-chair of the Ontario Family Health Network, vice-chair of the Ontario Election Finance Commission, and board member of Roy Thomson Hall, the National Theatre School of Canada, and the Anglican Church of Canada. Locally, he has served as president of the Huntsville Rotary Club, chair of Huntsville District Memorial Hospital, chair of the Huntsville Hospital Foundation, president of Huntsville Festival of the Arts, and board member of Community Living Huntsville.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In business, Hugh Mackenzie has a background in radio and newspaper publishing. He was also a founding partner and CEO of Enterprise Canada, a national public affairs and strategic communications firm established in 1986.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, Hugh is president of C3 Digital Media Inc., the parent company of Doppler Online, and he enjoys writing commentary for Huntsville Doppler and South Muskoka Doppler.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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