Liberals raise capital gains tax on wealthiest Canadians, firms to pay for agenda The 2024 federal budget will provide “generational fairness” to younger Canadians by raising taxes on those who have already capitalized on Canada’s economic strengths, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday as she tabled the document in the House of Commons. The budget comes as the Liberals have watched their once-healthy voting base among young people evaporate in favour of the Conservatives, largely as younger Canadians feel like the economic decks are stacked against them. Freeland denied Tuesday that her latest budget is mainly a political exercise —...