British Columbians struggling with precarious employment, rising costs and record household debt received little from the recent federal Liberal budget, according to MP Rachel Blaney, while the wealthy and well-connected were rewarded,.
By failing to follow through on Trudeau’s promise to close CEO stock option loopholes, the federal budget handed over another $725 million to the wealthiest CEOs every year Blaney said.
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