Many of you have heard about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s irresponsible inflationary two-month tax trick that Liberals announced to eliminate the GST on certain products, like catered meats, wine, candy and Christmas trees – but only if you buy them after Dec. 14.
My Conservative colleagues and I voted against this measure. In just a few months, Trudeau and the NDP plan to raise taxes on all the same items they claim they’re giving you a break on through the carbon tax.
As with many of their policies, it’s terrible!
And they didn’t even ask the people most impacted: small business owners. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business shared that most small business owners felt it was too complicated and costly, that there was not enough time to implement the changes, and that big business/online giants would have the upper hand.
Ultimately, this two-month tax trick is just another cynical ploy to buy votes and keep the NDP-Liberals in power long enough for everyone to get their pensions.
The good news is there will be a carbon tax election and Canadians will have a clear choice. They can choose the costly NDP-Liberal Carbon Tax Coalition – the coalition that taxes your food, punishes your work, and doubles your housing costs.
Or, instead of this temporary two-month tax trick, they can choose Pierre Poilievre and the Common Sense Conservatives who will axe the carbon tax permanently, build the homes, and fix the budget. Only Conservatives will bring home powerful paycheques and lower prices.
Let’s bring it home!
Arnold Viersen, MP,
Peace River – Westlock