Join the Fight HST Rally August 8 – Stanley Park Entrance
Jul 24, 2010 Rally
The people have spoken with the Fight HST petition and the campaign to repeal the HST will continue until the B.C. government listens. Come and join Fight HST volunteers and other British Columbians in another rally to demonstrate unity, strength and support for the ongoing Fight HST campaign.
Date: August 8, 2010 (Sunday)
Time: 1:30pm Assemble in the parking lot of the Devonian Harbour Park on Denman St. @ W. Georgia St.
Receive sign and instructions.
2:00pm Proceed to walk to the sidewalks along Georgia St. on both sides to start our rally.
3:30pm End rally and return signs at parking lot.
Transit: Just a pleasant 15-20 minute walk from the Burrard Skytrain station or if you prefer to take the bus, grab the 19-Stanley Park or any of the many other buses available.
http://tripplanning.translink.ca/hiwire.
Parking: Street meter parking – $2 per hour
Here’s a video clip of the last rally on June 26th
Since all British Columbians are affected by the HST, please pass on this invite to your personal contacts and ask your friends and family to pass it on to everyone they know. Only by working together can we show this arrogant government that it cannot impose such a fundamental change in taxation without the expressed consent of the majority.
Please RSVP by email through the “CONTACT” Form here: http://fighthst.com/contact/ so we know we can count on your support.
Signs will be provided at the rally.
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PRESS RELEASE: Fight HST Petition breaks 700,000 signatures in final week
Jun 29, 2010 Press Release
Fight HST Petition breaks 700,000 signatures in final week
44% of total voters in last election sign up to repeal the HST
Port Coquitlam – Fight HST Lead Organizer, Chris Delaney, reported today that the Initiative to repeal the Harmonized Sales Tax broke the 700,000 signature mark this past weekend. He says that represents a total of 44% of all voters in the last election who have signed the petition.
“We are extremely happy as we prepare to deliver the petitions to Elections BC this Wednesday. The Initiative was an extraordinary success. We have an enormous number of signatures, and are even able to deliver it a week early,” said Delaney. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: bc premier, bc referendum, bill vander zalm, british columbians, canadian history, canvassers, charlottetown accord, chris delaney, citizen initiative, constitutional amendment, debt of gratitude, droves, government repeal, harmonized sales tax, initiative petition, last election, national referendum, prime minister mulroney, regional organizers, signature mark
Press Release: Fight HST petition breaks 15% threshold in all 85 Ridings
Jun 14, 2010 Press Release
More than 40% of British Columbians who voted in 2009 election have signed
Vander Zalm calls on Premier kill tax now
Port Coquitlam – Fight HST Lead Organizer, Chris Delaney, says the petition to repeal the HST has broken the group’s internal threshold of 15% in all 85 ridings across BC this past weekend.
Delaney says breaking the internal threshold of 15% in all ridings is even more significant than the minimum threshold of 10% set by Elections BC, because it ensures the margin of victory. Read the rest of this entry »
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PRESS RELEASE: BC First Nations join Vander Zalm legal challenge to HST
Jun 8, 2010 Press Release
BC First Nations join Vander Zalm legal challenge to HST
Vancouver – The Union of BC Indian Chiefs has joined forces with Bill Vander Zalm in supporting a legal challenge to the HST. On Thursday of last week, the UBCIC passed a motion agreeing to support a challenge to the much hated sales tax, on the grounds that the tax will be applied to aboriginals in BC, and is outside the jurisdiction of both the federal and provincial government.
The motion reads:
“THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Union of BC Indian Chiefs Council supports the Fight HST campaign in exploring legal options, including a constitutional challenge to the implementation of the HST.”
Tags: aboriginal sovereignty, bc indian chiefs, bill vander zalm, british columbians, constitutional challenge, first nations people, grand chief, HST, jurisdiction, legal challenge, legal options, native peoples, natives, provincial government, provincial sales, sales tax, sales taxes, taxation, union of bc indian chiefs, vancouver
PRESS RELEASE: Petition reaches 10% in all 85 ridings 600,000 signatures province-wide, 71 ridings pass 15%
May 31, 2010 Press Release
Fight HST petition reaches 10% requirement in all 85 ridings
600,000 signatures province-wide, 71 ridings pass 15% or greater threshold, including Vancouver Quilchena.
Vander Zalm calls on Premier Campbell to conduct a “free vote” to repeal HST
Port Coquitlam – Fight HST lead organizer, Chris Delaney, says the petition to repeal the HST broke 600,000 signatures province wide this past weekend, and crossed the 10% minimum signature threshold in all 85 electoral districts. He says 71 ridings have hit 15% or better, including Finance Minister Hansen’s own riding of Vancouver Quilchena.
Delaney says organizers are on track to achieve 15% or more signatures in the remaining 14 ridings by the end of next week. “This report represents only 70 of 85 ridings, with a number of ridings not reporting this week, and others still tabulating results from the weekend. We should make our internal 15% target in all ridings by the first or second week of June.”
Tags: bill vander zalm, british columbians, chris delaney, constituent, constituents, direct democracy, electoral districts, finance minister, free vote, initiative act, Liberals, mlas, open vote, petition, political careers, premier gordon campbell, public opinion, quilchena, signatures, target
84 of 85 Ridings Hit 10% Threshold! This weekend is a Push to 15%, please help
May 27, 2010 Details
Congratulations to all our canvassers! In just half the alloted time, we have already achieved success greater than anyone could have imagined.
We have confounded and amazed the pundits, the academics, the naysayers, and yes – even the government!
We have hit our internal threshold of 15% in 57 of the 85 ridings, and are very close to that in many remaining.
This weekend we have the chance to hit 15% in ALL 85 ridings. But we need everyone in the Tri Cities, Burnaby, Richmond, Vancouver and North and West Vancouver to come together to make it happen.
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