I sent the following letter to our Provincial Member of Parliament in reference to statements made by our Provincial government while in Barrie on a whirl-wind (make that smoke blowing) tour this fall to try to convince us all that the additional 8% tax on most services in Ontario is something good that we should welcome and look forward to.
Well my MPP Aileen Carroll never bothered to acknowledge my letter of October 21st 2009 but I have posted it below for you to read. I would suggest all Ontario residents who read this forward it on to … (2 comments)
dalton mcguinty: HST is going to put Barrie and Ontario home ownership out of reach for many
- 08/28/09 01:22 AM
Sales tax harmonization draws closer - why is this old news? CNW/ - Ontario's REALTORS(R) say the McGuintygovernments plan to harmonize the GST and PST will add over $2,000 to the costof a real estate transaction, hurting the resale home market and prolongingthe housing industry's recovery from the current economic downturn."Now is not the time to be erecting barriers to homeownership," saidPauline Aunger, President of the Ontario Real Estate Association. "We needconsumers to invest in housing to help get our economy going again."According to the Canadian Real Estate Association, home sales in theprovince of Ontario were down 29 per cent … (2 comments)
dalton mcguinty: Ontario Green Energy Act
- 07/28/09 02:45 AM
The Green Energy Act received a third reading at Queens Park this past week. Though the intention being put forth that this initiative is purely in the interest of making homes more environmentally friendly, it would not be the first government initiative that takes from the pockets of consumers and home owners while selling itself as being good for all. It will certainly impact on the cost of buying real estate in Ontario and put many thousands more on the far side of qualifying for home ownership in Ontario once it is put in play. … (3 comments)
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