Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced angry doctors at a town hall in Kelowna, B.C., Wednesday evening who worry proposed changes to the small business tax regime unfairly target members of their profession. "The tax system has, built into it, things that disproportionately advantage the wealthiest Canadians," Trudeau said in response. The prime minister quickly shot back, reminding her that many provinces do in fact have parental benefits for doctors. In addition to pregnancy benefits for female physicians, the program provides parental benefits for male physicians and adoptive parents. "The issue is that that's not entirely fair that people who have access to higher income brackets get to opt out of certain portions of the Income Tax Act," Trudeau said.

Source: CBC News September 07, 2017 06:22 UTC