By Pepper Parr
October 4th, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
An almost classic example of political posturing follows:
Conservative MP Lisa Raitt asks a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
“Mr. Speaker, today the Minister of Finance finally woke up to the fact that Canadians are having a difficult time with household costs. What he fails to realize, though, is that the biggest obstacle happens to be his high-tax policies and their complete desire to make sure Canadians do not have the ability to save anything.
“When will the minister realize that the only way to make home ownership accessible to Canadians is by giving them a low-tax environment and actually allowing them to save for a down payment?”
This was Lisa Raitt, the MP for Milton, which includes part of northern Burlington, speaking in the House of Commons yesterday.
Ms Raitt is expected to announce her intention to a) run for the leadership of the Conservative Party and b) to seek the nomination as an MP for a constituency in Nova Scotia.
Her chances of winning the Milton seat in the next federal election are seen as slim.
