For further information regarding the HST, please visit the following websites:
Access to the independent panel report, information on the government’s proposed changes to HST, and more.
Information from the provincially funded group opposing the HST: www.fighthst.com
Information from the provincially funded group promoting staying with the HST: www.hstjobs.ca
A column by Paul Willcocks that cuts through some of the spin: http://www.canada.com/decision+really+numbers+game/4986386/story.html
A somewhat tongue in cheek, but popular video by a UBC Law Student looking at the HST debate: http://youtu.be/nZXu3LXNwEg
A letter I sent the local paper regarding the Pro-HST signs: http://bobsimpsonmla.ca/about/bobs-blog/re-pro-hst-campaign-signs
What is a Mail-in Referendum?
A ballot will be mailed to all registered voters in the province asking a Yes or No question. In this case if there is a more than 50% majority of ballots returned to Elections BC marked ”Yes,” the government will be legally bound to “extinguish” the HST and restore the GST and PST. If the majority of the ballots are marked “No” then the HST will remain.
This summer’s referendum will be mailed out from June 13-24 2011. Ballot packages must be received by Elections BC, a Service BC Centre, or an Elections BC Collection Centre before 4:30 p.m., Friday, July 22, 2011. The yellow return envelope is postage-paid – no stamp is required if mailed in Canada.
In the event of a prolonged mail strike or lock out by Canada Post, you can drop your completed ballot off at your nearest Service BC location:
Service BC
102 – 350 Barlow Avenue
Quesnel, BC V2J 2C2
Tel: 250-992-4313
Fax: 250-992-4314
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Service BC
540 Borland Street
Williams Lake, BC V2G 1R8
Tel: 250-398-4211
Fax: 250-398-4208
For more information regarding the referendum visit Elections BC website at:
www.elections.bc.ca/index.php/referenda-recall-initiative/hst-2011/