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Freeland says she'll dump capital gains tax change because of Trump

As finance minister, Freeland hiked the capital gains tax inclusion rate in the federal budget less than a year ago, increasing the share of capital gains on which individuals or corporations have to pay tax. At the time, she said it was a matter of "tax fairness" to ask wealthier people and corporations to pay a bit more to help the government pay for essential investments in things like health care and child care.