Canada’s big-city mayors want bigger share of growing tax pie (http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=e3bdaca7-546f-4dbe-aa77-0b94a826d312&k=58941&p=1) www.canada.com, Jun 1 ’06 The mayors, who are meeting in Montreal, called the reliance on property taxes and user fees antiquated. Current funding needs to be supplemented by tapping … Continue reading →
Amnesty for tax cheats a success: Report (http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&pubid=968163964505&cid=1147005128157&col=968705899037&call_page=TS_World&call_pageid=968332188854&call_pagepath=News/World) www.thestar.com, May 7 ’06 A federal amnesty program for tax cheats is successfully flushing out mostly rich Canadians who want to settle up Tax “cheats” is a funny term to use, since … Continue reading →
By-Election Statements November 14 Debate (Lester Pearson Collegiate, Malvern) Closing Statement (Approximate) Back to Statements Page Again, I’d like to thank all of you and the sponsors of this event for giving me this opportunity to express my views. I … Continue reading →
Elect Alan Mercer in Scarborough-Rouge River The Ontario Libertarian Party has nominated Alan Mercer as the Libertarian candidate for the upcoming provincial by-election in the riding of Scarborough-Rouge River. Message from the Candidate I urge anyone who opposes big government … Continue reading →
Note as of 2014: I wouldn’t use the term “capitalism” now in a positive sense, because I have to explain the specific meaning each time. What I meant was “free enterprise,” and that’s not what we live under. “Capitalism” and … Continue reading →
Gasoline Taxes Facts on Gasoline www.energy.gov.ab.ca, Alberta Department of Energy, May 2004 “There are two federal gasoline taxes, a 10¢/L federal flat tax, and 7 percent GST applied to the entire purchase price. Alberta has a flat 9¢/L tax since … Continue reading →