HST

Over the last few days, I have been deeply troubled by the concerted effort that has been made by the BC Liberal government to discredit those who have spoken out against the HST. I am also troubled by Full story

British Columbians are about to enjoy their last HST-free long weekend unless the B.C. Liberals live up to their word and stop the HST before its implementation on July 1, say New Democrats. “This weekend, Full story

The BC Liberal arrogance reaches epic proportions. by Adrian MacNair. The anti-HST petition campaign may have reached a ridiculous 145,000 of the estimated 300,000 signatures required to force Full story

HST report: giant leap forward for investment, jobs. Ministry of Finance. Sales tax harmonization and corporate tax cuts will increase capital investment by $14.4 billion and result in a net increase Full story

The Canadian Centre For Policy Studies ( www.policystudies.ca ), a research and advocacy group dedicated to freedom and prosperity at home and abroad through the development and promotion of good public Full story

A group of British Columbia business organizations have filed for a judicial review of any decision to approve the anti-HST initiative petition and its draft bill in the wake of concerns that it is unconstitutional Full story

BC Liberals ram through HST legislation. With an insensitivity to public opinion that defies understanding, the BC Liberals are forcing through the legislation that will enable the imposition of the Harmonized Full story

Right now, in British Columbia, we are seeing a renewed commitment to democracy as regular people stand up to fight against the HST. Over the next three months, thousands of people in this constituency Full story

The anti-HST petition can move ahead now, following a B.C. Supreme Court ruling this morning (Friday, August 20) by Justice Robert Bauman that rejected a constitutional challenge by a group of business Full story

While government supporters continue to say it is “prudent” to delay a debate in the legislature of the anti-HST bill until it has been challenged in court, yet another voice has joined the chorus Full story

Response to Colin Hansen. by Dean Skoreyko. Finance Minister Colin Hansen says that he’s upset Elections BC “decided it would be inappropriate” for the government to send out taxpayer-funded Full story

BC Finance Minister Colin Hansen spoke in a March 30, 2010 news release, about the introduction of the Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act, which proposes to eliminate the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) Full story

The BC Conservative Party says that the switch from provincial sales tax to Harmonized Sales Tax caused a jump in the consumer price index in July in both BC and Ontario, and it is calling for increased Full story

The HST thorn in the BC government’s side may be hurting a bit more today, as Elections BC just announced its ruling on former BC premier Bill Vander Zalm’s anti-HST petition. As expected, the agency Full story

Much of the debate in the Legislature this month has been about the imposition of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). Bill 9, which makes way for the HST, is currently before the House, and the Opposition Full story

March 18 webcast – All across British Columbia, people are talking about the HST. They are angry and frustrated that the BC Liberal government seems to be turning a deaf ear to their concerns, Full story