Trudeau slams small businesses used as tax shelters for wealthy

It is a brave politician who can stick by his views despite facing flak. While other politicians would’ve flip-flopped on a controversial position, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau continues to stand by an interview with CBC News Chief Correspondent Peter Mansbridge, where he was asked about his position on taxes paid by small business.
While agreeing broadly that small businesses should pay lower taxes, he wanted to ensure that the benefit flowed to genuine small business owners who were creating jobs and not to wealthy Canadians who set up a small business simply as a tax shelter.
“We have to know that a large percentage of small businesses are actually just ways for wealthier Canadians to save on their taxes, and we want to reward the people who are actually creating jobs, and contributing in concrete ways,” he said. “So there’s a little tweaking to do around that.”
Hours after he made those remarks, the knives were out and the Conservatives, NDP and some small business advocacy groups demanding the Liberal leader issue an apology to small business owners for “smearing” and “denigrating these hard-working Canadians.”