From Where I Sit

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June 30, 2010

by: Jim Birchard

Tomorrow is Canada Day -- July 1st.

While most people will be celebrating the nation's birthday, many people in Ontario won't be in a celebratory mood because that's the day the dreaded HST or harmonized sales tax comes in to effect.

How ironic that on a day when we are to toast everything good about Canada, another punitive tax is being imposed on people, many of who wont be able to afford these increases.

The political propaganda coming from Queens Park about how the HST is going to make our lives all that much more wonderful is enough to drive a person to drink, which thankfully will be taxed at a lower rate than it currently is.

If you are thinking of fleeing Ontario, think again.

As of tomorrow, any domestic air travel that originates from Ontario will see a tax increase. Airfare in Ontario is presently taxed GST only, after July 1 all flights leaving Ontario will be subject to HST.

Thinking of just getting away into the great outdoors to escape this taxation madness, well Dalton's HST tax troopers will be there to greet you.

Camp grounds will also begin charging the new tax.

So tomorrow as you sit back and relax and try to enjoy Canada Day, keep an eye on your wallet as your pocket is about to be picked once again.

Dalton McGuinty and his gang make Fagin and the artful dodger look like mere
amateurs.

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