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This is a venue for British Columbians who wish to assist in the collection of signatures for the Citizens’ Initiative to “Fight the HST”.
Signature collection must start as quickly as possible after the Citizen Initiative petition is requested from Elections BC (sometime after Sept. 19). While we cannot begin signature collection yet, we can pre-organize the Petition Teams for each riding.
For the ‘Citizen Initiative’ against the HST to succeed, signatures of 10% of registered voters must be collected from each electoral district within 90 days.
There are 85 electoral districts in the province – therefore we need a minimum of 85 teams. The more signature collectors we sign up, the easier it will be for everyone, and the greater the chance of success.
Please advise if you are willing to be a ‘Captain’ for your riding to help organize the teams to collect signatures, or just wish to assist as a signature canvasser.
An organizer will be in touch shortly.
Contact: info@fighthst.com
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August 21st, 2009 at 4:53 pm
I am in the construction industry. The HST will add 3.5-4% to our customers end cost for projects. This will likely affect our sales. This a bad tax for our industry. Lets send the the government a message. STOP THE TAX
August 21st, 2009 at 7:38 pm
I believe that those Liberals that were just elected must defeat this HST thing and tell Gordon Campbell what he can do with his LISE
August 21st, 2009 at 9:00 pm
An astonishing and woeful decision for both the federal and provincial governments to do at this when we are looking an endeavouring to support economic renewal. It is a travesty triggered at the worst possible time. Yet more tax on retail customers most adversely affecting tourism.
The voters of British Columbia and Canada show remarkable little interest in going to the polls. With governments like this complacency is only going to decrease the already historically low voter turnout at the next elections.
Democratic governments no longer seem to work.
August 21st, 2009 at 9:03 pm
See above
August 21st, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Where are the names or place to sign the petition?
August 22nd, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Get rid of the dreaded H.S.T. For retired people it’s just be an added expense that we cannot afford.
L. Lemieux
Princeton
B.C.
August 23rd, 2009 at 9:09 pm
The gov’t is in panic mode, because they forgot to “run it like a business” and show a profit….Gov’t is NOT a business, it is looking out for the people of the province first and foremost. Everything else is secondary.
I’m available to help out, as captain or canvasser here in victoria…..soon as the email’s active, I’ll send more contact info.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Ok since when was it a proud thing to do to let lying politicians run over us and lie right in front of our faces since when was it acceptable to give bad and greedy politicians and government staff pay raises when the common people are deciding between food and a roof over there heads maybe its time they take a pay cut maybe we should introduce a government workers tax the common people are sick and tiered of this in some countries actions like this result in an overthrown government and government officials deaths we as a common people demand justice we demand equality the rich have reason to worry because we don’t feel like fitting there bills anymore either axe this tax or reduce the high taxes that are taken out of our psycheques and increase minimum wage to a rate that meets the needs of the hard working people NO MORE LIES were not going to help you anymore were not going to let you get away with your disrespect of good hard working people ! We will fight to the end
August 25th, 2009 at 1:24 am
The rubbish that rolls off liberal tongues never ceases to amaze me. I can only surmise that they consider the electorate utterly stupid, presumably because we re-elected them.
HST will remove the 7% pst tax on the cost of machinery and equipment for businesses and obtain that tax income from the poor bloody consumers, you and me; they already do not pay pst on supplies they turn into product. Large companies with vast purchasing power get price breaks on equipment anyway, a lot more than 7%, but small businesses do not. I simply do not believe that business will pass any savings onto consumers or create jobs out of a 7% saving. Meanwhile consumers will be paying 7% more for services. The restaurant industry that employs so many young people will be hardest hit and employee tips will be lower. Other lower paid service industries like hair and beauty salons and alternative health treatments will be hit too. If this regressive tax is implemented the underground economy will grow exponentially. Cash discounts will abound as will non-monetary transactions.
August 28th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Anyone who doubts they will pay much extra in HST need only take note of all their expenses for a couple of weeks, and then calculate an extra 7% on the items previously not subject to PST. Taking last year’s tax return, the service and lease items I found there, I will be paying over $1,000 extra – and that’s before I go to a restaurant, have my hair cut, etc.
More than the $$$ though – I detest being lied to by my government. Didn’t have HST on their May 12th radar? Barnyard droppings!
August 28th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
THIS TAX IS TAKING AWAY DISPOSABLE INCOME ON A ALREADY HEAVILY TAXED PROVINCE SHAME ON GORDO THE CAPITALIST, SELFISH,
AUTOCRATIC RULER….I DON’T CONSIDER HIM TO BE A PREMIER OF B.C., AS ALL HIS ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TO SUBVERT THE CITIZENS.
I WISH HE WOULD BE OUSTED OUT OF OFFICE.
August 28th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
I have been retired for over 10 years, my meagre pension is not indexed and because I early retired my CPP is reduced; my wife never worked and hence no income at all. This HST makes no difference whether you are making $100,000 or less than $20,000. For the rich people like Gordo it makes no difference It hurts people like us the most. We will fight it all the way till god damned Gordo withdraws it and apologizes to British Columbians for lying to public and resigns.
August 29th, 2009 at 2:15 am
Thanks for Making a stand on this Bill.With your help we can defeat Campbell and his Arrogant crew.
August 29th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Good job Bill, now we just need you to take control of a party for the next election. As for the fiberal Gordo, an old fashion lynching would be quite acceptable. Stand up B.C. Tax revolt, general strike……
August 29th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Will do whatever I can to help in my spare time to fight the HST
Gordon Campbell is acting more like a dictator than a premier.
September 3rd, 2009 at 4:25 pm
It has been long overdue at least
seven years by my count or more that ‘Rubbie Alco-Bloated Ego’ has sucked the blood out of the seniors and children of this province. He should have been put out a long time ago.
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Watching Campbell and Hanson being interviewed after the budget speach reminded me of an episode from a Three Stooges movie. (Campbell (Curly)—”I didn’t know anything about it —- Did you know about it?” Hanson (Moe) If I just look stupid and smile maybe they will not notice that I am here with Stupid!) and the shruging, and posturing, the glazed look in their eyes, like deer caught in a cars headlights would have been funny if it was not for the seriousness of the situation.
At least Curly and Moe could ACT,
Frick and Frack were just plain ‘STUPID LOOKING!
People, the fun is just begining, imagine if you will, tens of thousand of key strokes by the Little People, they are like tiny arrows flying at them, eventually some of them will get through and strike a nerve. Lets not let up on the sniping, remember, apathy is their greatest supporter, don’t give them that satisfaction. Keep up the good work you are doing and encourage everyone you know to do the same.As the guy said “LETS KICK SOME BUTT!!”
September 4th, 2009 at 2:28 am
strange isn’t it, all of the years the lie-berals were governing, up until the last election they never had a negative word to say about the PST, now, all of a sudden all of them are telling us how REALLY BAD the PST was for us.?????????????????????????????
September 4th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
I think that the only reason the government is trying to impliment this HST is to get the 1.5 billion dollars from the federal government to try and help it’s deficit budget that was just announced. Without this government money was our deficit going to be more? No one has said anything about that yet.. This tax has not helped the other provinces that have enacted it, so why would the liberals think it is going to help here? It isn’t!
September 7th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
As a right winger and a now former Liberal Party member, I see no real benefit to the HST in actual savings to business except for idealogy. This will cost every citizen including children about $800.00 per year forever. If you live in a strata it is going to hurt real bad.
September 9th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Blair, kudos to you. I respect anyone’s political beleifs, even if they aren’t mine. Given the current climate out there, I commend you for admitting publicly that you were a Lib. Party member, and applaud you for standing by your beliefs and becoming a former member!! It takes a bit of Intestinal Fortitude to come out and say that, and I thank you for doing that. Wish more of the disgruntled liberal party members would speak up….because this whole issue isn’t about politics….It’s about what is RIGHT, and (the lack of) HONESTY in our current government.
September 19th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
WTG ppl I am proud of the turn out against the HST. Get rid of this government that keeps telling us all lies. We seniors can’t afford anymore tax