‘Stop taking their money at the worst possible moment’
The federal Conservatives are urging the Liberal government to reduce income tax withholding on severance packages for laid‑off General Motors workers in Ontario, as GM proceeds with major restructuring at plants in Ingersoll and Oshawa.
In a letter to Finance Minister François‑Philippe Champagne, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, labour critic Kyle Seeback and Oxford MP Arpan Khanna call for relief on lump‑sum severance paid to workers affected by layoffs at the CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll, according to a draft obtained by The Canadian Press (CP).
In the draft, the Conservatives argue that tax on “a big chunk” of the severance could deprive laid‑off employees of “tens of thousands of dollars,” adding “insult to injury.” They say it is not reasonable to expect workers to wait until after tax season to recover any overpayment when they have lost their “regular paycheques” but still face mortgages and grocery bills.
“These men and women worked hard, played by the rules and built things this country depends on. The least your government can do is stop taking their money at the worst possible moment,” the letter states.
The MPs ask Champagne to use his “existing authority to reduce the amount of tax withheld on these payments for workers affected by the GM CAMI layoffs.”
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