Category: Canadian politics

The HST Tax Syndrome

As the witching hour draws near to where the Ontario taxpayer has to shoulder another gouging tax increase brought to you by McGuinty’s  Liberals. Increase taxes also increase the likelihood of many Ontarians turning to an emerging black market to satisfy the need for many common service industries like contractors . This quandary creates an environment where you have people actively trying to avoid paying taxes therefore, making the HST less effective not more. If the government treats people no better than medieval serfs this will eventually create a society that is more equal but less free. An increase in taxes has never been a popular policy. In fact significant societal and political shifts have been ushered in by a population that felt unjustly taxed and it can happen again.

Liberal Politician Caught Red-Handed

Politicians have been caught with their hands in the cookie jar yet again. This time controversy surrounds liberal MP Judy Sgro she has been found to be in clear violation of the Commons rules on transferring of real estate. This isn’t the first time the former Minister of Immigration has been in hot water. Sgro has a history of violations and missteps in her parliamentary career. Proving yet again that with the Liberals especially it is do as I say not as I do. However these misdeeds by a few MPs are a drop in the bucket compared to the abuse that occurred during the British expense scandal. Where MPs from all parties plundered the public purse.In a time of economic distress politicians from all parties should be wary of how they spend the people’s money.

Rob Ford Has Solid Showing In Latest Poll

Counselor Rob Ford has a solid lock on second-place in Toronto’s mayoral race. He is such a character because he is a man of his convictions.

May poll had Thomson ahead of Pantalone
June 04, 2010

David Rider

An Environics poll suggests Women’s Post publisher Sarah Thomson was a more popular choice for mayor during the survey period, April 19 to May 8, than Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone.

Of the decided voters in the telephone poll of 485 Toronto residents, 34 per cent said they were most likely to vote for George Smitherman, followed by Rob Ford at 27, Thomson at 14, Rocco Rossi at 13, Pantalone at 9 and Giorgio Mammoliti at 4.
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Hudak says HST Tax will Hurt Families in Northern Ontario

Tim Hudak recently visited Northern Ontario and reiterated that the new HST tax would be a detriment for many Northern families. Ontario liberals  our pulling the rug out from under many communities by making  necessities almost unaffordable.

“Dalton McGuinty’s previous tax and fee increases have hurt Northern Ontario’s economy and cost tens of thousands of well- northern jobs. Now his $3 billion HST tax grab is making life more expensive still. Northern Ontario families can’t afford to lose any more local jobs.”
— Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak

 

Minister John Baird Had A Right To Be Heard

Today, while the Liberals and NDP were trying to score partisan points against the Conservatives in the Government operations committee, John Baird was just trying to assert his right as an elected member of the Crown and take ministerial responsibility for his actions. Our democratic system is born from the tradition of responsible government.  If the Liberals and NDP will continue to play political games by denying a minister’s right to speak, this would be  a clear violation of the sacred spirit of our democracy.
Any member of Parliament, any one of the 308 members of Parliament, are entitled to come to committee, they are entitled to be heard,” Baird said. “And Madame Chair, while I cannot vote, I am an elected member of Parliament and I am here to be heard. And I appreciate that it only took me 50 times to be able to ask to be heard, because you don’t know the rules, and it is an absolute disgrace. I’m here as a member of Parliament, and I have every…