The Harmonized Sales Tax will unfortunately be introduced on July 1st, 2010 in British Columbia after Bill 9 was passed by the Liberal majority in the Legislature earlier today. We have not lost ladies and gentlemen; in fact we have won a major battle.
Elections BC have announced that Colin Hansen's plan to provide the public with information regarding the HST is a breaching of the Recall & Initiative Act. In response, Colin Hansen plans to file a complaint with the organization, because he doesn't agree with his own government's law.
This coupled with the fact that the initiative now has about 175,000 signatures total, and is exceeding the threshold in 21 of the 85 ridings, the Liberals are getting scared. None of the government members voted against the Consumption Tax Rebate & Transition Act. All NDP MLAs including Independent member Vicki Huntington voted against the bill.
For now, both sides must play the waiting game. With the session ending on June 3rd, and the initiative ending on July 5th, we might be able to go a day without constant yelling during Question Period about a certain sales tax. I would expect that the Initiative will pass, and if the tax does not die then, the political careers of many government members, might...
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