The PEI provincial government needs to lobby the Canadian Federal government to ensure that the right to purchase locally is not superseded by national trade agreements like the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA). References The Globe and Mail – Jan 30, 2016 – For Canadian innovators, will TPP mean protection […]
Legislative Videos – Nov 20, 2015
On this day in the legislature one highlight for me was asking questions Capital Budget. In became clear that the high level “summary level” dollar figures in the budget could be broken down into specific projects, and the Minister of Finance had that information at his fingertips – but he refused to publish this information and […]
Tax on Vehicle Purchases
Here are questions and answers related to this issue raised by MLA Sidney MacEwen to the Minister of Finance. Tax on Vehicle Purchases – Rationale – Dec 3 2015 Tax on Vehicle Purchases – Provincial Comparison – Dec 3 2015 Question #1 – Rationale Behind Vehicle Tax Policy Currently, if an individual trades in a […]
