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- 15-April2004 TAXATION
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Mr Garfield Dunlop (Simcoe
North): "I will not raise your
taxes." Do you know who said that? It was
Dalton McGuinty. It wasn't Greg Sorbara; it
was Dalton McGuinty, and he said that to the
province, and I think some people think that
was another broken Liberal promise. Just think,
ladies and gentlemen, now the Minister of Finance
is saying that the "I will not raise your
taxes" statement only applied to personal
income taxes.
Apparently, Mr Sorbara and Mr McGuinty
have forgotten two very important facts: While
in opposition, Team McGuinty opposed every tax
cut made by the Harris-Eves government. The
Taxpayer Protection Act signing by Dalton McGuinty
during the election campaign became a shameful
ploy, filled with deceit and now another broken
promise.
What have we seen recently? We've
seen the possible reintroduction of the NDP
tax grab -- photo radar. We've seen the political
spin by the trial balloon soup-and-salad tax.
We've seen the assault on small businesses with
the lifting of the municipal property tax cap
rate.
But I want to read something, Mr
Speaker --
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