Madame Defarge, the vengeance seeking shopkeeper in Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities who divided the world into righteous rebels and evil aristos, has morphed into Canada’s deputy prime minister.
According to Chrystia Freeland it appears a seething mass of angry proletarians may be ready to storm the luxury strongholds of the wealthy unless the Liberal plan to raise capital gains tax is implemented.
In a speech on Sunday, Freeland stoked the flames of class and generational warfare using bizarre, outlandish and dangerous rhetoric.
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland defends the government’s proposed capital gains tax hikes, suggesting without the tax hike, Canada will face hungry children, unaffordable housing, inadequate healthcare, and unfair pensions. pic.twitter.com/SVNG8WGHRD
— True North (@TrueNorthCentre) June 10, 2024
