The Last Exile

The first rule for Canadian conservative politicians serving as the ‘governing party’ should be – not to actively conspire with Liberal premiers to shove a knife in the backs of ordinary average citizens in Ontario. Toronto Sun:

PETERBOROUGH — A federal Conservative MP may be distancing himself from the controversial harmonized sales tax, but Premier Dalton McGuinty says he couldn’t have done it without the Stephen Harper government.

McGuinty said yesterday his government made the decision to proceed with a 13% harmonized federal and provincial sales tax. “But what made it more feasible was the agreement that we entered into with the federal government to provide us with financial support which we intend to pass onto our families and our small businesses to help them adjust to the single sales tax,” McGuinty said.

“So we initiated it, I think that’s fair to say, and we had a good productive conversation with the federal government that enabled us to move ahead.” Ottawa gave the McGuinty government $4.3 billion which is being used to send out $1,000 rebates to most families and $300 to most individuals, and also to lower personal and small business taxes. The HST will extend the 8% PST to many items and services not previously subject to the tax, such as home heating fuel, lawyer and accountant fees and inexpensive shoes.

And the Canada Conservative party actually wonders why they cannot carry Ontario…and I’ll bet $10 the Provincial Conservative Party leader won’t sending a thank-you to Stevie and the boys anytime in the near future. About the majority thingie…I don’t think it will work out all that well for you.