If you look at the balance sheet, it's expenses and revenue, right? The government receives tax from the taxpayers so it can pay for programs and services for the people who need them. If you look at the people who are most likely to benefit and rely on government programs and services, whether it's a child tax benefit or some other kind of program, they tend to be people who are poor. They are more likely to have to rely on these for basic survival or to improve their life situation. If racialized community members are overrepresented among the poor, that means they are also overrepresented among those who need these programs and services.
The problem with tax cuts is that they become the impetus for reducing programs and services. The expense side is affected when the government revenue gets decreased. So we think it's better fiscal policy to at least not decrease tax any further, but to make sure that the people who are able, and can afford to pay tax, do pay tax at a level where it will allow the government to fund these programs adequately.
Of course, we all think that governments tax us too much. However, studies consistently find that Canadians are not opposed to tax per se, but they want a fair tax policy. I would strongly argue that a fair tax policy means that the rich will pay more tax than the poor. If people have decent jobs with decent incomes, they will not mind paying more tax if they know that the money collected will be put to good use. That's part of a fair tax policy as well.