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Originally Posted by WarrenC12
I'd support a 0.5% increase in PST in Metro Van (or Translink's borders) to pay for this. Would that do it?
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That's a great plan for increasing cross border shopping.
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Originally Posted by WarrenC12
The provincial government's attitude here is embarrassing compared to Ontario. The Liberals (just voted in) are commencing with a $29B transit plan including $15B for the GTA over the next 10 years: http://globalnews.ca/news/1305133/how-th...an-to-pay-for-public-transit-in-toronto/
It's clear the GTA there can't help themselves (Rob Ford and his ilk), so the province needs to step in.
I daresay a Gordon Campbell-led BC Liberal party would be doing the same thing in BC today. |
Ontario is a fiscal basket case. Their deficit number are horrendous. They're throwing around money they don't have and with the collapse of their manufacturing will never have.