“Kudos to Vander Zalm for questioning HST legality”

Like any normal taxpaying Canadian I’m not happy about any kind of increases in taxation.

Nothing is more galling than the hypocrisy of the NDP in its opposition to this tax when they as a party have historically always increased taxes causing our provincial economies to deteriorate to such a degree that people have to leave that province to find employment elsewhere.

This ideological crowd knows how to hit all the politically correct rhetorical buttons; unfortunately they have no substantive sustainable solutions to the fundamental economic problems.

I applaud former Premier Vander Zalm in asking the Governor General of Canada to determine the legality of the federal government unilaterally removing B.C.’s constitutionality “exclusive” taxation authority over B.C. sales taxes without a constitutional amendment and the subsequent approval of the B.C. legislature. He says he believes both the province and Ottawa are acting outside the scope of their powers.

Section 92 of the Constitution act 1867 clearly stipulates that only the provincial legislatures have the jurisdiction to make laws concerning the raising of a revenue via direct taxation for provincial purposes in Canada exclusive of the federal government” he makes a few more relevant points in his letter that I hope get consideration from the Governor General.

No one likes another tax grab. The majority already has a significant problem with programs that are not essential, but used for buying votes from businesses or the screaming minority interest groups. The silent majority is always left out in the cold, to pick up the tab.

Casey Timmermans
Nanaimo
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