Even before the finance minister presented his budget yesterday afternoon, it had been widely signalled to the media that rumoured increases to capital gains taxes and cuts to large tax perks would not appear in this budget. On budget day itself, even after changes to capital gains seemed unlikely, investment adviser Som Sief made a case against more taxes on the wealthy because "raising Canada's capital gains rate could hobble long-term growth." But when it comes to actually doing something, there are always plenty of good reasons why it's impossible just now. This budget is more evidence that there really never is a convenient time to increase equality. Follow Don on Twitter @don_pittisMore analysis by Don Pittis

Source: CBC News March 23, 2017 09:00 UTC