- Ignatieff and the Liberal may want to consider such an equitable and compassionate approach to the HST.

Liberals in bind over HST motion, Bill Curry, Saturday, Nov. 28
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberals-in-bind-over-hst-motion/article1380336/ Tab 14

The problem with the HST is the manner in which the Harper government is implementing it. It will increase valued added taxes paid by those living in Ontario and BC by approximately 1.5 points, because the number of goods and services taxed will increase. This is being done in the middle of a recessions and despite Harper, Flaherty insisting they are not and will not increase taxes. Harper and Fleherty have agreed to bribe the BC and Ontario governments with almost 6 billion of our tax dollars and one can only wonder if that is not the real motivator behind Gordon Campbell's recent statement about "taking it to the bank".

Also, there has been no clear explanation as to why Harper would pay this money to BC and Ontario, other than a bribe to implement the Harper version of the HST. What about all the other Provinces. Given the huge deficits that the Federal Government is already experiencing - estimated at well over 60 billion this year, how in the world can Harper, Flaherty and the Con's justify gratuitously promising such huge amounts, other than using tax payers money to buy vote for the Cons.

Harper ordering Flaherty and the other Con's not to comment and saying that it will die if this motion is not voted for and they will not bring it forward again is very substancial support for the fact that they are now trying to back away from these actions taken. Clearly, Harper realizes how bad this HST implementation is but does not have the courage or decency to admit it is bad and simply kill it. He is correct that it should die and a serious look at implementing an HST that is not so hurtful to people living in these Provinces or the Federal budget.

If the HST were to apply only to the extent that the current value added taxes in BC and Ontario apply and thus not represent an increase in taxes to those living in these Provinces; and, instead of bribing the Ontario government and BC governments with our hard earned tax dollars, increased rebates were put in place at the Federal and/or Provincial level (that way Ontario and BC Governments can take credit) for those whose economic hardship is impacted by the payment of HST. Then, perhaps these Provinces can reap any benefit to business while at the same time mitigating the hardship both to those living in these Provinces as well as Canadian.

Ignatieff and the Liberal may want to consider such an equitable and compassionate approach to the HST.

We certainly can't expect Harper to take such an approach. Harper and the Con's consider only what they think will help them to grab onto power and maintain it, Canada and all those living in Canada be damned.

Lloyd MacIlquham cicblog.com/comments.html