Murray Huddling with Community Leaders
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 @ 9:51 AM
Prince George, B.C.- Vancouver- Quadra Liberal MP Joyce Murray is making a northern swing to talk with community leaders about their respective issues.
Speaking on the Meisner program this morning on CFISFM, Murray says members of the Federal Liberal caucus are fanning out across the country to gauge the public pulse on the Federal budget and other issues impacting voters.
When asked about the possibility of a shift in tax sharing with local governments, Murray says she thinks there can be a change. Just last week, 86 Mayors from across the country huddled in Penticton to prepare their case for a bigger share of the taxation pie, when right now they only get 8 cents of every dollar collected.
Murray says dividing the pie differently doesn’t necessarily mean people will have to pay more taxes. She says reigning in federal spending would be the first step.
Murray says her position on the proposed twin pipeline by Enbridge is very clear, “We cannot have those big oil tankers in the Dixon Channel- Hecate straight area.” She introduced a bill that would have banned oil tanker traffic around Haida-Gwaii but that bill died on the order paper when the last election was called.
Murray says she is concerned that fisheries and environmental policies that were developed over decades are being impacted by one federal budget implementation bill with little time to examine the details through committee.
Murray points to the analysis by economist Robyn Allan who says the business case put forth by Enbridge, should be questioned. Murray says according to Allan, the Enbridge case assumes the Canadian dollar will be at an average of 85 cents over the long period, and that the price of a barrel of oil will continue to rise , but there is no analysis of what those factors will do to the consumer’s habits.
Murray says there are still questions about why there is no National Energy policy that would ensure our oil is processed in Canada with those manufacturing jobs staying in Canada.
Comments
Murray Huddling with Community Leaders, do we have leaders? Is that a self proclaimed title, must be. Fix the damm potholes.
Heh Murray lose any fillings driving around town?
Why don’t we process our own oil – at least our own consumption needs with the ability to export to adjacent states? While we are at it, why do we send raw logs out of the country while our mills are idled?
There needs to be a Quebec style of protest for say one month to allow the provincial government time to prioritize a Canadians first policy.
Quebec style protests ?
Tell the people of BC that the Canucks just lost the Stanley Cup.
Quebec – Protests by the coddled and entitled asking for more coddling and entitlements.
Liberal Joyce happen to have a coin toss with Hedy (crosses burning as we speak) Fry to see who would have to come up to PG to sell us a bill of goods about their rump party? I bet she did. I certainly hope our pot hole situation is not dependent on the federal Lieberals winning enough seats. Liberal Joyce well read enough to remember Hedy’s badmouthing? I would have asked her.
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