Northern Residents Vote To Axe The Tax
By 250 News
Friday, August 26, 2011 11:33 AM
Prince George- Voters in the Nechako Lakes District were the lone voters in the northern part of the province to vote to retain the HST.
In the Lakes District 46.68% voted yes, while 53.32 % voted to retain the tax.
The story was much different in other areas, in Peace River North 50.02 % voted Yes while 49.98% voted to keep the tax. It was the closest vote in any of the rural northern ridings. In Peace River south the voters turned away the tax 58.82% to 41.18%, while in Skeena voters showed their displeasure by voting 66.74% to toss out the tax to 33.26% acceptance.
In Cariboo North the vote was 58.96% to kill the tax , while Cariboo -Chilcotin the vote was 56.90% .
In Prince George the results heavily favoured the Yes side. PG North voted 56.92% to scrap the tax while PG Valemount voted 58.73% to axe the tax.
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Posted by: Headshake on August 26 2011 12:06 PMThis will cause economic harm, cost us money going forward, and now we have to pay back the feds the money they sent us, But hey we sure showed the provincial government a thing or two! Anyone who voted to repeal the HST is unbelievably stupid.
Posted by: seamutt on August 26 2011 12:27 PMIf the HSR was such a good idea then why were we lied to.
Posted by: My3Centsworth on August 26 2011 12:31 PMRight, we should have continued to cow down to a bunch of politicians that refuse to do as their constituents want them to do. IN the long run, it won't matter which way the vote turned out, they are still going to gouge us one way or another in order to line their own pockets or the pockets of their big-business buddies. JMHO
Posted by: Denaljo on August 26 2011 5:40 PMDear Mr. Headshake; did the world come to an end before the HST? Too bad people like you cannot grasp the concept of democracy!
Posted by: Surefire on August 26 2011 9:13 PMHeadshake do you believe the majority? If you don't then perhaps itis time to give your own head a shake!
Posted by: biteme on August 26 2011 11:51 PMThe "majority" in Lakes District voted to leave the HST as it was. They're smarter than the rest of this Province.
Posted by: dnakamura on August 27 2011 2:06 AM I honestly don't have an issue with having to pay more taxes because it is a reality in these hard economic times. If we want to maintain current services and benefits, this is a no-brainer. And as individuals, we must exercise self control and manage our finances responsibly. I also expect the same for the party in power.
What I do have a problem with is the public was not informed during the last election that the HST was coming. And when it did arrive, the delivery of the information was so poor it confused and frightened people. And this leads to feelings of deceit and anger.
I expect honesty, transparency and accuracy from our elected officials. Perhaps my expectations are too high.
What I do have a problem with is the public was not informed during the last election that the HST was coming. And when it did arrive, the delivery of the information was so poor it confused and frightened people. And this leads to feelings of deceit and anger.
I expect honesty, transparency and accuracy from our elected officials. Perhaps my expectations are too high.
