Freedom Flyer February 1991 Cover

Freedom Flyer 18

the official newsletter of the
Freedom Party of Ontario

February 1991




Tax Revolt In Ontario!

AT ROPE'S END

Ontario Coalition Plans To Give Tax Collectors A Hard Time

ONTARIO (December/90-February/91) - It's a taxing situation. All across the province, growing numbers of Ontarians are beginning to feel the pressure of their tax burden; many simply cannot afford to pay any more taxes to governments that already take more than half of what they earn.

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The situation could not possibly be more pronounced than in Blenheim, Ontario, where industry owners faced tax increases of not less than 40% due to tax reassessments in the area; the reassessment forced many owners to choose between closing their doors and not paying.

Among those owners is George Lansens, president and general manager of Ontario Engineered Suspensions Ltd.Lansens has now found himself leading Ontario's Taxpayers Coalition, a growing movement across Ontario whose non-partisan purpose is to limit taxes to 1990 levels and thus force politicians and public administrators to change their wasteful spending habits. As of this writing, the coalition is organizing in Kent County, Windsor-Essex, London, Woodstock-Ingersoll, Elgin-St. Thomas, Brantford, Niagara, Etobicoke, Barrie, Kirkland Lake, Oshawa, Sarnia-Lambton, Peel, and Burlington.

Fp president and leader Robert Metz spent a day with Lansens in January. Lansens outlined his coalition's aims and objectives. Both discussed many concerns relating to the success of an anti-tax protest, including reactions by politicians on every level of government.

Lansen's coalition plans to stick to one narrowly-defined objective: to limit taxes. He is well aware that tax protests by themselves are not the long-term answer to Ontario's spending woes. But given that a political solution is a long way off, forming a tax coalition is one of the best ways to start working towards that end.

We agree. Consequently, Freedom Party has offered its assistance to the coalition in the London and St. Thomas area, and will likely get involved in other areas where both the party and the coalition are active.

Readers interested in getting involved with the Ontario Taxpayers Coalition are encouraged to contact Fp offices in London. We can put you in touch with an organizer closest to you.




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