"Income splitting is not a wise investment for Canadians. We can do much better."

The Conservative income splitting scheme burns 85% of Canadian households. Watch our explainer to learn why, then sign the petition to stop income splitting.

This week, I joined with Parliamentary colleagues and friends to solemnly mark the 30th anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh massacres that took place in New Delhi and in other cities across India.

"It really makes no sense, and is an irresponsible use of public funds."

"It is difficult to find economists, on either the right or the left, who think income splitting is a sound economic policy."

Income splitting is not a wise investment for Canadians. It will eat through virtually the entire federal surplus without providing any benefit to most Canadians, without creating a single job, and without helping one young person get some opportunity to get ahead.

"It is essential that job creation and continued, sustained economic growth be a priority, so that we can strengthen our middle class and make it accessible to those who wish to join it."

Friends — While Conservative Members of Parliament, earning $163,700 a year, are sharing their excitement about the Harper government’s income-splitting tax scheme, experts across the country are unified in dismissing it as bad policy: “Most families would receive no benefit whatsoever.” – Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Jan ‘14 “85 per cent of Canadian taxpayers[…]

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