Freeland moves for separate Commons vote on capital gains tax changes

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland intends to ask Parliament to approve proposed changes to capital gains taxation in a stand-alone bill — a move that will force the federal Conservatives to take a specific position on the measure.

Freeland moves for separate Commons vote on capital gains tax changes
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds, left to right, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland and Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne hold a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland intends to ask Parliament to approve proposed changes to capital gains taxation in a stand-alone bill — a move that will force the federal Conservatives to take a specific position on the measure.