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Wednesday, February 28, 1990 TERRACE BAY/SCITREIBER NEWS Page 7 Mainstream Canada A deafening silence By Terry O'Shaughnessy One thing you can always be certain of in a political leadership race is that, by the end of the campaign, you will know more about any of the candidates than you could ever possibly want to know. And as the 1990 federal Liberal leader- ship race gains momentum and more candidates declare themselves, the issues are already starting to emerge. To date, four MPs, one former MP and one former Quebec cabinet minister have joined. the race to succeed retiring Liberal Leader John Turner. They include (in alpha- betical order): former cabinet minister Jean Chrétien; Hamilton MP Sheila Copps; former Quebec cabinet. min- ister Clifford Lincoln; rookie Montreal MP Paul Martin Jr.; and Toronto MPs John Nun- ziata and Tom Wappel. Several other Liberals are also expected to announce their candidacy in the near future. Not long ago, the public got its first chance to see and hear these six would-be party leaders when the first in a series of six debates opened in Toronto. (These debates are primarily an opportunity for the candidates to publicly spar over such issues as Meech Lake, free trade, excessive cam- paign spending etc.). And spar they did. Conspicuous by its absence, however, was one of the most important issues fac- ing Canadians: the controver- sial Goods and Services Tax. The GST, targeted for Jan. 1, 1991, will place a 7 per cent rerrace Ba Schreiber 5 tax on most goods and services in combination with nine vary- ing provincial retail sales tax rates. This two-tier tax will cre- ate huge amounts of extra paperwork for small retailers -- as well as confusion at the counter where consumers will no doubt be baffled at, for example, one purchase that will be taxed only federally, another purchase that will be taxed only provincially, yet another that will be taxed both federally and provincially, and still another that won't be taxed at all. And this doesn't even begin to address the sim- ple fact that Canadians will be using more of their ever- shrinking income to pay more taxes. According to John Bulloch, president of the Canadian Fed- eration of Independent Busi- ness, the Liberal leadership hopefuls have a responsibility to deal with the controversial GST. "The Goods and Services Tax will create the worst sales tax system in the world," says Bulloch, "and any potential national leader must address this issue in a public forum. In the months ahead, Canadians will be waiting to hear what each candidate's position on the tax is--including any alter- native plan."' Try as they might, it isn't very likely that any of the seri- ous candidates will be able to duck the GST issue for long. They all owe it to the country to clearly state what their views are on this tax. CFIB Feature Service P.O. Box 579 SIMCOE PLAZA TERRACE BAY, ONTARIO POT 2W0o AT YOUR SERVICE Gilles Pouliot, MPP Lake Nipigon "Helping you is my job!" 'SESS Monday to Friday During Business Hours Socata CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-268-7192 INCOME TAX RETURNS Prepared Contact DAVID FALZETTA in Terrace Bay 825-9471 623 Strathcona Bi-Level with 2 bedrooms upstairs, 2 bedrooms downstairs, 2 bathrooms, finished rec room with wet bar and wood stove; new carpeting and large shed in back yard. Phone 825-9087 Call your only in town ey Travel Consultant & / " agsoo™ Joe Mykietyn (Agent) 824-3418 T.B.A.H.A. Eastern Zone PeeWee Playdowns SCHREIBER ARENA Fri. 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