Publishing their plan third was the Conservatives. Their tax cut for the middle class and the rich is their single biggest promise, cutting fed spending via consultants figures prominently as does their military plank.

Second published was the NDP. They're expecting a lot from their new wealth tax (for those with over $10 mil) but cutting taxes for the middle and rich. They'll also spend big on improving EI and infrastructure through their "Building Canada Fund".

First out was the Liberal platform. The largest spend is on cutting back fed spending followed by their middle/rich income tax cut. Military operations and equipment are not far behind, neither are a set of corp tax cuts from the fall.

Tax and cash transfer promises are flying fast and furious in this federal #election. I’ve been modelling them all and here are the average impacts for NDP, CPC and Liberals by deciles of pre-tax income. @policyalternatives.ca 🧵👇👇👇 for by program and poverty amounts.

The problem for the lowest and middle earners is that they already have enough credits to not pay federal income tax, so cutting rates doesn’t affect them. Basically, all high earners see some benefit, the lowest earners see basically no benefit

The richest 40% of Canadians can expect about 3/4 of those hypothetical maximums, but the average is basically $0 for the lowest earners

Small towns news is being hit hard with all provinces losing outlets (except Ontario). Newfoundland and Labrador saw a quarter of its outlets close since 2008

We’ve been losing roughly 25 local print outlets a year for a decade. But 2023 was the worst year with the net loss of over 80. Private TV and radio outlets experienced their worst year in 2024. Public TV and radio, like the CBC, have seen little change (either positive or negative)