Cameron Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...Story/National/ Well, isn't this just a dandy read. Quebec is in the hole for $1b and the are going to Ottawa with an empty donation box. Nice, really nice...Good to see our tax dollars going to whats needed... Craig, arn't these the stories you like??? “I am hopeful and optimistic that number will go down,” Mr. Seguin told a news conference. “We are in negotiations now with the federal government that could possibly offset that calculation.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Read Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 Sure have to love it - Quebec and the East Coast - the welfare kings [or perhaps queens in today's post modern PC world], of welfare. Quebec should reform itself not ask Ontario and Alta to pay its bills. This makes me sick. Here is the sad sick state of Quebec; -Lowest per capital GDP in Canada -Last 3 years 12 % job creation vs. 17 % in Canada -Highest tax jurisdiction in NA - 30 % higher than the fumbling Dumocruds in Mass. and 50 % higher than Alta. -Highest Gov't spend per capita in NA -Highest Corp and Investment tax and sur tax rates in NA -Net business investment per capita is $29 K vs. $38 K in rest of Canada Quebec is a disaster. Add in the fascist language policy, intolerance to the rest of Canada, the takeover of Ottawa by Quebec and the obnoxious levels of transfers to Quebec by Ottawa and well..... why the hell do we tolerate these clowns ? Thu, 07 Mar 2002 17:47:58 QUEBEC - Provinces should be allowed to keep the GST they collect, a Quebec commission said Thursday. The commission looked at the fiscal balance between the provinces and the federal government. It concluded if current trends continue, provincial governments will get poorer and thr federal government richer........The move could give Quebec an extra $1.6 billion in the first year and as much as $8.3 billion by 2020. But the president of Quebec's largest employers association said Séguin studied the wrong problem. "The real problem is a problem of managing the health care system and we have to work on that instead of working on the fiscal problem," said Gilles Taillon. Indeed. Paul Chretien after his obnoxious announcements that Bush should hand over Hussein to the cowards in Europe - has stated that Health Care [not the military of course] is the spending priority. No reforms of course are needed in health care - the world's [coughing] best system! Nor are they needed in Quebec - no reforms anywhere !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost in Manitoba Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 Why the hell would the province be allowed to keep the GST? It was created to pay off the National Debt wasn't it? Then use it for that, not for petty cash. Or get rid of it (like that will happen) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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