Lisa MacLeod Shows Leadership As Opposition HST Critic: Asks McGuinty to Postpone HST

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Cyndee Todgham Cherniak

CTV Ottawa is reporting that Ontario P.C. MPP Lisa MacLeod has put forward an Opposition motion (which will be heard on Wednesday May 19th) to delay implementation of the harmonized sales tax (HST) on July 1, 2010.  Ontario's Progressive Conservatives have managed to set up a vote in the Ontario Legislature next week on the looming HST. The motion that would postpone the HST's scheduled July 1 implementation until after "the Liberals have a mandate from the people," which would mean at least until the October 2011 provincial election.

In the end, the motion is non-binding.  This means that McGuinty can ignore the result if the motion passes with the help of some of his own MPPs.

This is an opportunity for the McGuinty Government to claim that the feds are not ready and a delay is the appropriate thing for Ontario to do. 

I acknowledge that all of this is very unlikely.  But I give a big kudos to Ms. MacLeod for the effort.

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Ruby Mekker - June 23, 2010 9:22 AM

I was unable to contact Ms. MacLeod's office in time to support her opposition to the HST for Ontario. I did contact the office of Jim Brownell, MPP for our area, and in speaking to his receptionist, asked to have him contact me to inform how HE had helped his constituents re: HST. I reminded her that his riding is a rural, depressed area. It is made of the city of Cornwall, many provincial parks along the St. Lawrence, and large farming areas. All of these will be heavily impacted by the HST. For all people in Ontario the HST will increase home heating fuel, electricity --essential to all; deisel fuel -- for farmers and truckers; gas -- there is limited public transportation in rural areas, park fees -- decrease in campers. The list goes on. There should be a referendum BEFORE this tax is put into effect. After all, it was Mr. McGuinty who said he wasn't going to raise taxes -- the health "assessment" for the people of Ontario and now the HST.

Ruby and Joe Mekker

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