Politics This Morning: Trudeau holds cabinet meeting as he looks to contain fallout from proposed tax changes
By Marco Vigliotti October 16, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured at the budget 2017 lock up, is expected to be in attendance for today's cabinet meeting in Ottawa, a day after he joined Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in announcing a gradual 1.5 point cut in the small business tax by 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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