SPQR<p>The gap between the haves and have-nots is growing. Instead of using its taxing and spending powers to reverse this trend, the federal government is planning to indiscriminately cut government programs, showing little regard for public servants and average Canadians. Inequality will worsen as a result, making Canada look more like the neighbour we have a beef with, not less. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiddleClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleClass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>austerity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LPC</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/income-inequality-reached-a-new-high-heres-why-ottawas-doge-style-cuts-will-only-make/article_1d9b8ac3-faf5-467c-899a-2b20ed018a4a.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thestar.com/opinion/contributo</span><span class="invisible">rs/income-inequality-reached-a-new-high-heres-why-ottawas-doge-style-cuts-will-only-make/article_1d9b8ac3-faf5-467c-899a-2b20ed018a4a.html</span></a></p>