Posts Tagged ‘Vancouver’
Christy clark clarifies position on hst referendum
BC Liberal leadership candidate Christy Clark clarified her position on taking the HST debate to the legislature prior to the referendum. Clark was speaking at an appearance in North Vancouver….
Bc liberal leadership candidate christy clark on the hst
BC Liberal leadership candidate Christy Clark was in North Vancouver this afternoon (January 8th) and spoke on a number of topics including the HST….
Support hst – rich patterson (big coast brands)
Rich Patterson of Big Coast Brands explains how HST is helping his business by streamlining accounting as well as bringing business in the door thanks to movie productions who use his services….
Hst referendum clouds clark’s shot in the arm for chong
OAK BAY – The embattled cabinet minister at the centre of a recall campaign in Oak Bay-Gordon Head got a big boost today. Ida Chong was able to draw on support from a Liberal who is actually popular these days: leadership candidate Christy Clark. But is Clark being drawn into a confusing position about what to do about the harmonized sales tax, one that puts her out of step with her party and BC v…
Hst poll suggests bc voters want referendum
VICTORIA – A poll commissioned by the BC government and paid for with your money, suggests BC voters aren’t ready to just scrap the HST, at least not yet. And the BC Liberals say that means there is an appetite for more information about the harmonized sales tax. That information is not in line with what Liberal leadership candidates are saying about the tax….
Clark enters leadership race positioned as “outsider”
VICTORIA – Christy Clark made it official today, she wants to be premier and lead the BC Liberals. The talk-show host and former deputy premier has moved quickly to draw a line dividing her from the other Liberal leadership candidates. Clark says she’s an outsider, and that gives her the edge when it comes to the main reason the party is searching for a new leader right now: the HST. But tonight h…
Obgh recall begins
SAANICH — Over sixty volunteers armed with clip boards, recall petitions and pens hit the streets of Oak Bay Gordon Head today, looking for enough signatures to bring Liberal MLA Ida Chong to her knees. Angry over the HST Tax, just over fifteen-thousand signatures are needed to force a by-election. But perhaps more importantly, they want to send a message. Chong is expected to the first in a long…
Ida chong first on hst recall hit list
Oak Bay – She’s represented Oak Bay-Gordon Head for 14 years, but Ida Chong will spend the next two months with a target on her back. The veteran liberal MLA is the first government member who may have to fight to hang onto her seat. In two weeks, anti-HST campaigners will start a recall campaign against her. She’s not the only island liberal. Murray Coell and Don McRae face recalls in January. Bu…
Hst and housing bubble in bc, jared dreyer comments
Jared Dreyer, Mortgage Broker BC talks about BC Housing Market and HST….
Chong says she’s prepared to fight recall campaign — if she has to
Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA says she doesn’t take the prospect lightly Victoria – This work-week started with revelations over which liberal MLA’s on Vancouver Island would be targeted for recall by fight-HST leader Bill Vander Zalm. And it’s coming to a close, with an acknowledgement from one of the more vulnerable members of that list. Ida Chong says she’s resigned to fighting a recall campaign if s…