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Recall Decisions Soon

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Tuesday, September 07, 2010 10:10 AM

Prince George, B.C. – Former BC Premier Bill Vander Zalm says in the wake of the HST petition initiative, decisions will be made in the next couple of weeks on which areas will be the first to face a recall campaign.
He says he hopes to start with maybe two or three, then follow it up with a recall every month after that until the Government responds. It would only take six recall efforts to force a change in government unless the six unseated were re-elected.
Speaking on the Meisner program on CFISFM this morning, VanderZalm says he, and other previous Premiers of BC had been approached by the Federal Government to Harmonize the Sales Tax. “I was told at the time the same information that was presented to Finance Minister Colin Hansen and that is, it will hurt the little people, that it won’t do anything for small business.”
He says he doesn’t think Premier Gordon Campbell’s political career can survive the outfall of the HST. “Gordon could have easily overcome all of this and come out immediately and said, if that’s what the people want, I will do it, he would have come out a hero.”
 Vander Zalm maintains it’s a bad tax,  that will drive an underground economy. He says in Greece, the underground economy is said to be 75% of all business and he is concerned the HST  is a step towards a global tax.
While the Select Standing Committee is to meet this week to talk about the next steps, VanderZalm says if the Province decides to go to a referendum that will be a  simple majority vote, he would be satisfied with the outcome, but an “initiative vote” calls for  50% plus, of 50% of all registered voters and even with that, the legislature will have the final say.
 

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Lets get it on...
these people are so cocky they don't even respond to emails...or they send snotty responses....
fire the beggers...
no pension,
no pay,
just can their sorry butts...
all of them!!!!!!!!
I can imagine after these weasels get recalled and given the fact that they have been recalled won't affect their future appointments to the Boards of Directors of all the big companies who benefited and will continue to benefit from the HST. Just you wait. Who needs the little guy?
to Harbinger
you are absolutely right
If we get fired, we would not even qualify for EI.
Who needs the little guy? - Sure they need us, they want us to consume and pay all these taxes!!!!!
I am absolutely worried about getting old in this province, hell in the country for that matter. People married for over 60 years can have their house and bank accounts taken over, everything is too expensive and the cost of living is out of this world. Just heating your house can make or break a person on a pension. We are losing the battle with the riche and corporations and soon it will be too late for anything to be done. Not enough sheep woke up in time. Say hello to the new world order and their need to reduce the population to 500 million. It has begun!
If i had financial backing, I would recall both bond and bell, They deserve it!!! Lets get these morons out before they do any more damage!
sum42guy2k. You might very well get your wish. There is a committee being organized to look at the recall options, in the PG MacKenzie and PG Valemount ridings, and at some point they will probably be looking for a proponent to get the process started.
sum42guy2k. You might very well get your wish. There is a committee being organized to look at the recall options, in the PG MacKenzie and PG Valemount ridings, and at some point they will probably be looking for a proponent to get the process started.
Good-bye Gordon Campbell and take Shirley Bond with you. Her local office help ignores most emails from constituents, thus defeating any chance for a democratic process. Pat Bell does try hard but, again, his local office help does not respond to emails and reports I have submitted to her. She should be terminated as soon as possible. It seems the Liberal Party is fast becoming corrupt under the Campbell lies and leadership.
Here's a future headline for you: "HST rescinded due to public pressure - PST reinstated at 10.5%"
I knew that would happen but I forcast 15 per cent.
Reinstatement of the PST at 5% would be more appropriate for any government that wants to benefit BC citizens. "Tax cuts work!", or has Gordo forgotten?
Well 10.5% is a hell of alot better that 12%. Don't forget Prince George pays 2.5% carbon tax also.
Its highly unlikely that the BC Government who put in the HST and got rid of the PST for business and corporations (their buddys), would now recind the HST and bring in a higher PST.

They might recind the tax (and they should) but they would never increase the sales tax to business and corporations

The legislation that is in committee at this time requires the Government to reinstate the tax that was in effect in June of 2010, which of course was the 7% PST.

They could at a later date increase this tax but they better be prepared to have a battle on their hands from business and corporations. Never going to happen

How about a headline like.

**BC GOVERNMENT DISCOVERS THE ERROR OF ITS WAYS. RECINDS HST, AND PROMISES TO MAKE UP LOST REVENUE THROUGH SPENDING REDUCTIONS AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. GOVERNMENT ADMITS IT HAS BEEN WASTING MONEY FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS.**
If we had a truly independent Attorney General or Elections BC, then most of these BC liberals would be in jail right now with no pensions for electoral fraud... a recall would be the least of their concerns.

Since we don't have the rule of law anymore than all we have left is people power to try and remove these parasites from power. The sooner recall is started the better.