The Mulclair release is arguing against increasing government revenue from one source. In BC, the NDP took a position against the carbon tax that, if elected, would have seen an overall decrease in government revenue. The BC NDP are now campaigning against the HST, which is essentially a tax shift with potential for a modest increase in government revenue. In several provinces, the NDP has favoured decreased small business taxes.
But what are the measures for increasing revenue that the NDP should champion? What is the fairest means of doing so, and what will inspire the voter to mark their ballots for the NDP rather than give the Cons and Libs a club to beat the NDP with?
I recall the 2004 inheritance tax proposal, which was very narrowly targetted so should have been safe with a vast majority of Canadians [after all, a tax should be fine as long as I never have to pay it]. Yet that proposal attracted a lot of negative interest and the NDP backtracked.