OTTAWA – With less than a month to go before the HST is set to kick in, the federal New Democrats are launching an all-out effort to convince the Harper government to respect the fight-HST petition process and stop the new tax before it starts.
“British Columbians are making history with the first ever successful [...]
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Federal NDP Steps Up Pressure on Harper Gov’t to Halt HST
Friday, June 11th, 2010Corporate Tax Cut Myths
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010Do they really help create jobs?
In 2000, then Liberal Finance Minister Paul Martin cut corporate income tax rates by a quarter, from 28 percent to 21 percent, phased in over five years. The Harper Government has continued those cuts from 21 per cent in 2007 to 18 percent today, and is ignoring NDP advice and [...]
Home Renovation Tax Credit is Worth Repeating
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010The Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC) program recently came to an end. By all accounts it was such a success that people are clamouring for the government to continue the credit for another year. New Democrats agree, and are calling for the credit to be maintained and enhanced to promote energy-efficient, green technology for [...]