FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2017
QUEEN’S PARK – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett spoke in the Ontario Legislature today against the government record of taxes and debt as the solution to all problems.
“To paraphrase the famous quote from Ben Franklin – in today’s Ontario, nothing can be certain except death, debt and taxes,” Barrett said, while pointing to the folly of mortgaging the future coming generations.
“This government is mortgaging the future of a generation that really doesn’t have a running start due to fiscal mismanagement. It’s not only our children, our grandchildren, future generations who will be burdened with paying off government debt through ever-increasing taxes.”
“Last week’s housing tax is no surprise as the Liberal solution to any problem consists of “taxes, taxes, taxes and more taxes. This housing tax will do nothing to address housing supply and the shortage of residential land.”
Barrett went on to further address Ontario’s tax burden.
“I do question how many new taxes, like this housing tax, have we seen over the past 13 years of present government role,” Barrett said in the Legislature. “How many tax hikes have we seen under both Kathleen and Dalton, the debt doublers?”
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For more information, contact MPP Toby Barrett at 519-428-0446
ONTARIO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
DRAFT HANSARD
Monday, May 24, 2017
Fiscal responsibility
Mr. Toby Barrett: Last year, Ontario became the first province in Canada to rack up over $300 billion in debt. Worse yet, there are plans to add more debt in the future with no plans to cut taxes. To paraphrase a famous quote from Ben Franklin, in today’s Ontario, nothing can be certain except death, debt and taxes.
This government is mortgaging the future of a generation that really doesn’t have a running start due to fiscal mismanagement. It’s not only our children, our grandchildren, future generations who will be burdened with paying off government debt through ever-increasing taxes. Last week’s housing tax is no surprise, as the government solution to any problem seems to consist of taxes, taxes and more taxes. This housing tax will do nothing to address housing supply and the shortage of residential land.
I do question how many new taxes, like this housing tax, have we seen over the past 13 years of present government role. How many tax hikes have we seen under both Kathleen and Dalton, the debt doublers?