I confess: I was disappointed when the Justin Trudeau Liberals won the fall 2015 election.  I was hoping for an orange break-through.

So, it comes with some irony that I find myself defending the economic policy legacy of the Justin Trudeau Liberal government nine years hence.

The acute drama that unfolded in December with the Finance Minister’s resignation ahead of a Skip-the-Dishes delivery of the 2024 Fall Economic Statement has been commanded by daily obituary writing by columnists and influencers seeking to consign not only the Prime Minister and his Liberal government and party to the dustbin of history, but their policy legacy as well.

This is a scandal.  This is a shame.

I contend that since taking power in 2015, the Justin Trudeau Liberal Government*, has

It has been a relatively low key federal election campaign so far, with a surprising amount of convergence on some key issues by the major parties. As a bit of blip, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau pledged on August 25 that a returning Liberal government would raise the corporate tax rate on the profits on all banks and life insurance companies, profits in excess of $1 billion. Further, these fin institution would pay a fee over a four-year period, a “Canada recovery dividend”.

The announcement is not surprising as some, including myself, see it as inevitable, for reasons discussed below. It will also likely be one of those campaign announcements that will face an up-hill battle in implementation, much like a proposed wealth tax. Despite a electoral mandate to carry it out, I

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