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Entries by Jordan Bateman from 05/2012

Vancouver Bureaucracy More Convoluted Than the Subway Map

| Posted 05.11.2012 | Canada
Read More: Infrastructure, Governance, Vancouver, British Columbia, Planning, Jordan Bateman, Democracy, Cities, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada News

What was once a simple sewer, water and garbage disposal utility has become a bureaucratic, democratically-unaccountable spending machine. It's time to move the Metro Vancouver Regional District back to basics.

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Axe the Tax on Tax in B.C...For Real This Time

| Posted 05.25.2012 | Canada
Read More: Stephen Harper, Carbon Tax, Economy, Fuel Tax, Gas Tax, British Columbia, Jobs, Hst, Gst, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada News

Once upon a time, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservatives understood Canadians' concerns on gas tax. They said it was "time to axe the tax on the tax." Of course, the prime minister was in opposition then, but the idea must be implemented today in B.C. if we want to see lower gas prices.

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