This submission is offered as a companion to Christopher di Armani’s September 4, 2011 post “Sometimes Politicians Actually Get Something Right” in which he brings to our attention that NDP member of Parliament Peter Stoffer has put forth a proposal to remove the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from reading materials. Twenty years ago, Canadians were promised that by doing … [Read more...]
BC public holds corrupt government accountable for their lies and kills HST deal
I've got to say this: I'm proud of my fellow British Columbians today. I'm not going to get into the debate over whether the HST is a good thing or a bad thing for the province. That's been debated enough. What I will get into though, is how awesome it is that here in British Columbia we have done what everyone said was impossible: we held our lying politicians to account … [Read more...]
Freedom of Speech? Not until you Pay The Fee
Here in British Columbia there is a pending referendum on the Hated Sales Tax (HST), or as it's called in government circles as the Harmonized Sales Tax. While both sides wage the war over the HST, some municipalities are hell-bent on restricting our Right to Freedom of Speech on this upcoming vote... unless you Pay The Fee, that is. The BC Government (Liberals) lied to … [Read more...]