As u recall, the Canadian GST is the brainchild of Brian Mulroney. It is also fair to say that GST is a big reason for the downfall of the Progressive Conservative. At one time, the PC had only two seats. MUlroney was public enemy number 1.
In his 1992 campaign, Chretian 'promised' to scrap the GST, but later denied he ever meant that.Rememeber the confrontation between Chretian and the waitress from MOntreal in one of CBC's town hall meeting hosted by Peter Mansbridge? That was more than 6 years ago, I think. Chretian has never forgiven CBC for this 'ambush'.
Obviously, this GST has helped the liberal to balance the budget tremendously, and achieve the eventual surplus. As a matter of fact, the surplus has been running for several years now. Guess Mulroney did the dirty work,but the smart liberal has been getting the credit for balancing the budget
According to estimate, the recent surge in gasoline price at the pump will bring in another 1.5 million GST for the Federal Governemnt.
It is about time for the government to scrap the GST or at least reduce it by half. This is not just for benefiting the 'rich'. It is to give the average joe a break.
Write to your MP now !
In his 1992 campaign, Chretian 'promised' to scrap the GST, but later denied he ever meant that.Rememeber the confrontation between Chretian and the waitress from MOntreal in one of CBC's town hall meeting hosted by Peter Mansbridge? That was more than 6 years ago, I think. Chretian has never forgiven CBC for this 'ambush'.
Obviously, this GST has helped the liberal to balance the budget tremendously, and achieve the eventual surplus. As a matter of fact, the surplus has been running for several years now. Guess Mulroney did the dirty work,but the smart liberal has been getting the credit for balancing the budget
According to estimate, the recent surge in gasoline price at the pump will bring in another 1.5 million GST for the Federal Governemnt.
It is about time for the government to scrap the GST or at least reduce it by half. This is not just for benefiting the 'rich'. It is to give the average joe a break.
Write to your MP now !