$5M of our money to keep Eco Fee Ass Co. going. Why is everyone celebrating? There was NO win for taxpayers yesterday when the Liberals put a 3 month moratorium on the new Eco Fee. A fee that turns out to be the biggest tax grab in our provincial history which is a pretty [...]
Christina Blizzard has the lowdown here. Remember the Liberals promising to roll back insurance premiums by 10%? That worked out well, didn’t it? Have you checked your bill lately? Two sets of numbers released last week suggest Ontario is still one of the highest priced jurisdictions in the country when it comes to auto insurance. [...]
When I was a young man still in University I was offered my first credit card. It was a GM VISA with a $500 spending limit. Considering I didn’t have $500 to my name and summer was coming I was ecstatic that I would be able to load up my tackle box and pick up [...]
Next Tuesday April 6th, the NDP government of Nova Scotia is likely to raise their provincial sales tax. The Politic‘s Mark Peters points this out in comments to our post on Quebec Liberals raising sales taxes. Tie in the expectation of an American consumption tax (i.e. a federal sales tax) and we clearly have the [...]
This is what $7/day daycare gets you. I am a big proponent of making sure each level of government pays for the programs it wants to see and Quebec has quite obviously been a bit left of center compared to the rest of Canada. Seeing them raise the Provincial portion of their harmonized sales tax [...]
“I will not raise taxes.” And then he brought in the health premium and cut health spending on numerous services. “No NEW Taxes” And then he proposed the HST, which albeit a merger of the PST and GST, will become the largest single tax grab in Ontario history once all is said and done. And [...]
It seems the local CityHoller blog and columnist Randall Denley in Ottawa have started to expose the soft underbelly of ex Ontario Liberal MPP and Ottawa Mayoral Candidate Jim Watson. It looks like Jim Watson, who was the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing in the McGuinty Liberal Government, was instrumental in the decision to [...]
Senator Duffy’s questions for Tim included 10 staples from the original TV show. Below are the questions and Tim Hudak’s answers. Inside leaders studio questions Q: What is your favourite word? A: Miller (his daughter’s name). (Insert beer joke here) Q: What is your least favourite word? A: Can’t (big round of applause) Q: What [...]
I can honestly say that the Ontario PC Party appears to be moving in the right direction when it comes to motivation and organization. The PAC (Policy Advisory Council) meetings held yesterday wrapped up two years of build up in 12 key areas: Economy Environment Energy Social Energy Heritage and the Arts Agriculture, Rural and [...]
MPP (and AGM Co-Chair) Lisa MacLeod’s quotes from the press conference include the following. “The next provincial election is only 19 months away and this weekend’s AGM will serve as a springboard for delegates and party members across the province to get us ready for October 6, 2011. Under the leadership of Tim Hudak, the [...]
