Bill Morneau slams Freeland's budget as a threat to investment, economic growth

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Bill Morneau slams Freeland's budget as a threat to investment, economic growth

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's predecessor Bill Morneau says there was talk of increasing the capital gains tax while he was on the job — but he resisted such a change because he feared it would discourage investment by companies and job creators.