Trudeau targets income inequality, tax evasion in Canadian Confederation speech
CHARLOTTETOWN — Justin Trudeau took on the role of critic of Canada’s wealthiest citizens on Thursday, putting income inequality and tax evasion at the centre of a speech that reflected on the prospects for the Canadian Confederation.
The prime minister was speaking at Charlottetown’s Confederation Centre, near the site where Canadian politicians hammered out the outlines of a future nation in 1867.
Trudeau said that on the country’s 150th anniversary, the promise of progress has become increasingly elusive.
Despite a strong economy, he said “not everyone is getting a share of that success” as Canadians struggle to find jobs that pay a living wage.