Bill Morneau says this is all Ottawa can afford. Maybe Ottawa should start prioritizing Canadians first and spend the money it collects on its seniors, students, the poor and improving health care. This will be a better investment for the taxpayers than buying weapons to meddle in other countries foreign affairs.

However, the bigger problem rests with the "politically correct" provincial politicians. Those folks should start taxing in their respective provinces to cover programs they support. Only at this point will the federal government have no choice other than to tax only for programs it provides, and let the provinces finance and manage their own affairs.