Nearly a year has passed since Conservative Premier David Alward was elected into power on a platform based on keeping the HST rate the same for New Brunswick citizens. The Conservative leader also promised not to impose highway tolls.  Now, after a short time in office, Premier Alward is rethinking his platform and looking at the possibility of going back on both promises.
New Brunswick, already at a 13 per cent Harmonized Sales Tax rate is one of the highest in the country. And although Premier Alward stated that the issues …

With winter setting in across the country, Canadians are seeing their heating bills rise and in Ontario, the addition of the HST on their bills has some citizens concerned.
A major debate in the recent Provincial election, removing the HST from heating costs has created tensions in Parliament and has led to a bill being introduced to address the issue.  MPP Michael Mantha who represents Northern Ontario constituents was the one responsible for bringing the bill to Parliament in hopes that it would bring about changes.
In a close vote of 54-50, …

In less than 24 hours, the registered voters of Ontario will be visiting the polling stations in the 2011 provincial election. For months, candidates have been pushing their partisan agendas in hopes that citizens will support the platforms presented.  And as expected, the HST, set in place by the Premier McGuinty’s Liberal party has been a hot topic of debate throughout the duration of the election campaign.
While NDP leader Andrea Horwarth and PC leader Tim Hudak have both committed to removing the HST from electricity and heating as well as …