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1 year ago

Liberals quietly change or archive gov't website from calling EI and CPP a tax.
How many Liberal pundits complained before they changed several website pages to call EI contributions, not tax?
Yet, It fits the definition of tax.
Liberals try scrub EI is a tax from govt websites
Harper called EI(UI) a tax.
Martin called EI a tax.
Chretien called EI a tax.
CPP is a tax.

*Spoiler Alert*
Trudeau called EI a tax in opposition.

Sources:
Our Sept 24th show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLkgqooR3FY

https://twitter.com/DanAlbas/status/1577697718776266754

https://twitter.com/SharonT20519250/status/1577703747601448961/photo/1

https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/services/financial-toolkit/taxes/taxes-1/4.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/rc4443-1/file-cpp-ei-appeal-tax-court-canada.html

https://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/CS11-0019-90E.pdf

https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/economic-analysis-statistics/en/economic-research/archived-research/occasional-papers/occasional-paper-number-15-payroll-taxation-and-employment-literature-survey

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/payroll.html

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2001149-eng.pdf

https://twitter.com/HeardWithTrevor/status/1573568410302267392?s=20&t=eAhsFEGzsFMvEEIbLs3hxw

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