Trudeau hosts town hall in Markham, offers Liberal plan for middle class

July 21, 2015

LAVAL, QC – In a packed town hall in Markham, Ontario, on Sunday, the Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau, presented his plan for real change for middle class Canadians.

“Our economy is no longer working for middle class Canadians, who have to work harder than ever just to make ends meet,” said Mr. Trudeau. “Canadians deserve new leadership and a new plan that will help create jobs, grow the economy, and strengthen the middle class – and that’s exactly what a Liberal government will do.”

Accompanied by Liberal MPs John McCallum and Arnold Chan, and Ontario Minister of Citizenship, Immigration, and International Trade, Michael Chan, Mr. Trudeau spoke about the Liberal agenda for real change, which includes a $3 billion tax cut for the middle class and a new Canada Child Benefit – a bigger, fair, tax-free, automatic, monthly cheque to help families with the high cost of raising their kids. Mr. Trudeau also addressed the politics of fear and division employed by the Harper Conservatives, and reiterated his belief that our country is stronger not in spite of our differences, but precisely because of them. Finally, he committed a future Liberal government to repealing the provisions of Bill C-24, which create two classes of Canadian citizens.

“For 10 years, Stephen Harper has allowed ideology to trump fairness and divide our country,” said Mr. Trudeau. “The Liberal Party of Canada has a plan for real change that will restore fairness, and put more money in the pockets of middle class Canadians and those working hard to join it.”