"Comments on here show how stunned people are including Trudeau, 1.7 million families will benefit the ones the most are a family where one spouse earns 100,000 and splits 50,000 to spouse reducing family tax by $2000, Trudeau says is a benefit to families like him? so he made 600,000+ last year if he transfers the max that's 50,000 to his wife. Still pays high rate tax on 550,000k. Think a really poor family say only one makes 30,000/ year and then splits half to spouse so 15,000 each they would effectively pay no taxes. Benefit greatest to middle to lower class."