Dear Mr. Pickering:

On behalf of the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, I would like to acknowledge receipt of your recent e-mail correspondence regarding taxation policy.

Please be assured that your comments have been carefully reviewed. I have taken the liberty of forwarding your message to the Honourable James Flaherty, Minister of Finance. I am certain that the Minister will also appreciate being made aware of your views and will wish to give them every consideration.

Thank you for writing to the Prime Minister.



B. Funes
Executive Correspondence Officer
  for the Prime Minister's Office
Agent de correspondance de la haute direction
  pour le Cabinet du Premier ministre

>>>   From : Gary  Pickering  pickerg@rogers.com      Received : 05  Oct  2006 11:57:59 AM   >>>


I am a candidate for Public School Trustee for the Toronto District School Board.

I am writing to you to request your support for a GST exemption for School Boards. Such an exemption would save millions for the TDSB and allow the Board to spend this money on needed student supplies.

Please lend your support to amending the excise tax to help our school children.

Yours truly,



Gary Pickering
Candidate for Trustee
TDSB