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When we sold our lakeside home in rural Hastings Highlands (Pop: 4,078) a couple of years back to move to downtown Ottawa, the Canada Revenue Agency wanted to know when and at what price we had bought the home, as well as the amount for which it sold.

When the CRA suddenly wants details about the largest investment most Canadians will ever make, one’s sphincter muscle tends to tighten.

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Now we might know why.

Despite denials, the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau — aka PM Blackface — stands accused by the Tories of plotting against us, led by Liberal Toronto MP Adam Vaughan, for eight years one of the more socialist members of Toronto city council, and one of the attack dogs who incessantly tormented the city’s late and troubled mayor, Rob Ford.

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A Thursday ago, the Conservative Party of Andrew Scheer posted a tweet that probably answered why the CRA was likely digging for the information about the sale of our home, and likely the homes of millions of others.

The federal election is now only a month away, of course, so dirt digging is a big part of the game — especially this election.

And thus came the Tories’ tweet.

“@Justin Trudeau and @TOAdamVaughan have a secret plan to tax the sale of your home at 50%,” it reads. “This is Trudeau’s secret agenda: tax hikes to pay for his massive deficits. You work hard, you increase the value of your home, and the Liberals take 50%. How is that fair? #NotAsAdvertised.”