Citizen’s Initiative petition to eliminate the Harmonized Sales Tax is under legal attack
Jul 11, 2010 Letters
Our Fight HST Citizen’s Initiative petition to eliminate the Harmonized Sales Tax is under legal attack by a so called “coalition” of business groups.
We all know it is really the Gordon Campbell-BC Liberals using their corporate friends to try to have our petition thrown out by the court despite 705,643 BC voters signing it.
We are not going to let them!
We have hired noted BC lawyer Joseph Arvay, Q. C. to defend our citizen Initiative petition, and to challenge the legality of the HST in BC.
Tags: bc legislature, bc liberals, business groups, cheques, citizen initiative, corporate friends, finance minister, gordon campbell, harmonized sales tax, initiative petition, labour groups, legal case, mlas, money orders, narrow group, open revolt, provincial sales tax, sales tax, self interests, undemocratic government
OPINION POLL: Which BC MLA should be recalled first?
Jun 27, 2010 Opinion Polls
We have posted a list of BC MLA’s that were at the top of the signature collection numbers list. According to their Ridings, these MLA’s are the worst at their job of representing the people of their BC Riding.
Who do you think should be the first MLA to be recalled? If you have other MLA’s in mind, please leave a comment below with your suggestion and reasons.
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Tags: bc liberals, BC MLA Recall, Colin Hansen, collection numbers, democracy, FightHST, gordon campbell, HST, mla, Recall, signature collection, vanderzalm
New Poll: Should Campbell and/or Hansen resign?
Jun 24, 2010 Opinion Polls
We have now collected more signatures than the BC Liberals received to elect them to their current Dictatorship in 2009. That was the legal signature collection, it’s now time for our first opinion poll to discuss the employment of Gordon Campbell and Colin Hansen as representatives of the people of British Columbia.
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Tags: bc liberals, British Columbia, democracy, dictatorship, gordon campbell, hansen, legal signature, opinion poll, signature collection, signatures
Common Ground Magazine Cover
Feb 6, 2010 Guest Posts
As we get closer to our 3 month long Signature Collection Campaign, I thought I would share this Great magazine cover by Common Ground Magazine (with permission of course). I love the caption: OVERTAXAR from the director of “TITANIC DEBT”
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Tags: bc liberals, collection campaign, common ground magazine, Fight HST, FightHST, gordon campbell, HeiST, Liberals, overtaxar, signature collection, titanic debt
PRESS RELEASE: VANDER ZALM ASKS BLOC TO ABSTAIN FROM HST VOTE
Nov 30, 2009 Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, November 30, 2009
VANDER ZALM ASKS BLOC TO ABSTAIN FROM HST VOTE
Calls on Prime Minister, Opposition Leader, to Allow “Free Vote” of BC MPs
Delta BC – Former BC Premier and Leader of the Fight HST group, Bill Vander Zalm, is calling on the Bloc Quebecois to withdraw support for the HST in BC, and to abstain from voting completely. He has made a similar request to Liberal Leader, Michael Ignatieff, asking him to allow only Liberal MPs in BC to vote on the controversial tax proposal that polls show is opposed by over 85% of British Columbians.
“We have sent formal requests to the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition, and Leader of the Bloc Quebecois, asking that they reconsider their positions on this hated sales tax for BC,” said Vander Zalm.
“We have asked that Prime Minister Harper and Opposition Leader Ignatieff allow only their BC MPs to vote on this issue, and that it be a free vote to reflect the wishes of their constituents.”
“We have asked Mr. Duceppe to have his MPs abstain from voting on this issue altogether, since implementation of the HST in BC is relevant only to British Columbians, and has no bearing on Quebec,” Vander Zalm explained.
Vander Zalm said that the only federal party that has so far come out in opposition to the HST is the NDP, led by Jack Layton. Vander Zalm pointed out that the recent by-election win in New Westminister/Coquitlam by the NDP was directly related to their strong opposition to the HST.
Vander Zalm says opposition to the HST in BC is growing, not diminishing as the BC Liberals had hoped. He says that it would be grossly unfair for MPs from other parts of Canada, like Quebec and Ontario, being used to support a tax in BC that is so strongly opposed by the vast majority here.
“Prime Minister Harper has said it is a provincial decision. We agree. Let the people of BC decide this issue for themselves with their own MPs in a free vote. We believe that is the only fair and democratic way to resolve this issue,” concluded Vander Zalm.
Vander Zalm has promised to post the names of every BC MP on his Fight HST group’s web site, with a record of how each Member voted on the HST. The names will also be given to local media for publication at election time to remind voters how their MP voted on the HST.
Tags: bc liberals, bc premier, bill vander zalm, british columbians, controversial tax, duceppe, formal requests, free vote, jack layton, leader of the bloc quebecois, leader of the opposition, liberal leader, liberal mps, michael ignatieff, ndp, new westminister, opposition leader, polls show, tax proposal
SAMPLE LETTER TO YOUR MP REGARDING BC HST
Nov 16, 2009 Details
Below I have included the text of a letter to your MP. Simply copy and paste into your word processor and finish the details or make your own modifications, then print and mail it to your MP at the address provided.
[Date]
[Your MP's Name: If a Minister preceded with Hon.]
[If Minister insert title here]
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario K1A OA6
RE: BC HST Enabling Legislation.
Dear [MP's title, if Minister, and Name},
I am writing you to oppose the implementation of a Harmonized Sales Tax in the province of British Columbia.
Poll’s in British Columbia show that over 85% of citizen here are opposed to this tax. This opposition represents an overwhelming majority in every riding. The results of the recent by-election in New Westminster-Coquitlam demonstrates that any BC politician that supports the HST will face the wrath of the voters at election time.
As a voter in [ constituency], I will be casting my ballot in the next federal election only for candidates that oppose the implementation of the HST in BC, regardless of political party. If you wish to have my support, and the support of thousands of other constituents in this riding, I strongly urge you to vote against the implementation of the HST.
I hope that you will heed the majority of your constituents wishes and that you will act in accordance with Canadian democratic principles and political accountability with regard to the HST.
I strongly oppose this tax on the basis that the BC Liberals have no mandate to create such a tax, it is being unfairly implemented in BC, and will place too great a burden on consumers struggling to cope with a recession.
Once again, I urge you to please vote according to the majority of your constituent’s wishes against the HST.
Sincerely,
Name
Address
Tags: accountability, bc liberals, caucus, constituent, free vote, harmonized sales tax, house of commons, legislation canada, members of parliament, minister of canada, new westminster, ontario, ottawa, political, prime minister of canada, province of british columbia, recession, right honourable stephen harper
