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Thursday 21 January 1999 Don't be fooled - tax load not going down by JENNIFER ROBINSON To hear Revenue Minister Rita Dionne-Marsolais and Premier Lucien Bouchard talk about taxes, you would think that Quebecers' tax load is getting lighter.
In the leaders' debate during last fall's election campaign, Bouchard talked about how his government had cut taxes by $500 million "net." Earlier this month, in a press conference to re-announce aspects of Quebec's 2-year-old tax reform, Dionne-Marsolais repeated that the reform had cut $500 million "net" off Quebecers' tax bills.

Tuesday 14 July 1998 Suburbs sue Quebec over downloading Westmount Mayor Peter Trent called the move "tyranny" by Quebec's rural municipalities.
Trent, the former president of the conference, said in an interview yesterday that Quebec is simply trying to balance its budget on the backs of the municipalities. "In my view, that is not only illegal but immoral," he said.

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Saturday 28 March 1998 Quebec's fuzzy bottom line the province's projected deficit for 1997-98 reads $3.2 billion - $1 billion higher than the figure Landry presented in last year's budget. ... Quebec created 15 special funds in 1996-97 that allowed it to hide $529 million of its deficit, according to the auditor-general.
Ice storm and Hydro costs
October 24, 1997 No more dumping on municipalities, Bouchard vows The agreement with the Union des Municipalités du Québec that will see cities and towns across the province begin to foot the bill for $375 million worth of expenses that had been paid for by Quebec. Another $70 million for school transportation will be picked up by Quebec's school boards.

Mayor Peter Trent writes

12 OCT on $500,000,000 TAX GRAB Tax grab turns into burlesque

25 Sept THE DAY WE LEFT THE UMQ

2 Oct TAXATION BY MISREPRESENTATION

16 Oct A MEETING WITH BOUCHARD

Friday, April 17, 1998 MUC edges toward more political role by AARON DERFEL

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WELCOME TO MONTRÉAL

MONTRÉAL Region

Peter Trent, Mayor of Westmount and president of the Conference of Suburban Mayors, called the latest proposal "tyranny of the rurality."

I WENT TO A RALLY

A most unlikely event occurred today. Westmount went to a rally... by bus!

We went because we were asked to, politely.
We went to support our Mayor, appropriately.
We went because we have been trained to do the right thing when asked to by the right people, and
WE went because ... it was time to go.

We arrived to find placards and sound trucks and bullhorns telling us where to go and what to do. Along with others from all the municipalities, we waved our signs and shouted NO/NON as the bullhorn led us on.
We applauded the speeches and discovered a reality.
We already are THE PEOPLE.

Today,
WE the people of the municipalities of Greater Montreal and from all sectors, came together to tell OUR government , in both (indeed several) languages that we were angry. We came not to talk of unity or partition, but in unity to talk taxes. We came as Montrealers, as Quebeckers, as citizens fed up with overtaxation. We came, the many, as one.

Strange, isn't it, the power of taxation. It would not be the first time that its abuse created a nation.

Message from a Polite Taxpayer

No! Non!

to quote Peter F. Trent Mayor of Westmount

"Quebec is guilty of taxation by misrepresentation"

Michel Leduc, mayor of LaSalle, said it penalizes "municipalities who voted on the wrong side, and that's us." He was referring to the fact that the island of Montreal voted majority No in the last referendum, while the Yes option prevailed in the rest of Quebec.

Zampino of St. Léonard said, "It's the new Robin Hood policy of Quebec: take from the supposedly rich suburbs of Montreal and give to the voters outside of Montreal."

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October 1, 1997 A divisive mess by Vera Danyluk (chair exe. committee MUC. - Collectively, MUC cities annually spend an average of $1,646 per inhabitant, 112-per-cent more than the Quebec average. In comparison, the MRCs surrounding the MUC (with the exception of Laval) spend an average of $914 per inhabitant, which is 55 per cent of what the MUC municipalities spend. NA
August 12 Suburbs shouldn't split Only a few months ago, Peter Trent, the conference chairman and mayor of Westmount, was trying to narrow the gap between the island and the rest of Quebec by, among other things, setting up exchange visits between the people of Westmount and Rimouski. That is a much more constructive approach than any door-slamming exit from the UMQ. So long as Quebec remains in Canada, federalists have no interest in creating divisions in the municipal sphere.
August 26, 1997 Perreault's minister for the Montreal region by Henry Aubin
On language Perreault carries baggage. Unlike Ménard, who by Parti Québécois standards was soft on language, Perreault has a reputation for pettiness.
September 11 Landry misses the target by Jay Bryan ...sprinkling $10 million on favored entrepreneurs in a growing field that Landry thinks will grow even faster if he offers selected seedlings an extremely generous 5-year tax holiday?
August 5 Divide and conquer
August 3 Tax fight divides mayors $500- million tax bill left mayors divided
August 5 City economy rebounds
August 2 Marvelous Montreal by Andy Riga
June 12 Montréal looking good!
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Facts We Need to Know!
$500,000,000.00



Quebec  cuts $200 million which is .5%, that is ½ of 1%, of their $40 billion  Budget!


      $700,000,000 Quebec has been dumped  on our cities since 1992 

 plus 500,000,000 this time

 plus 600,000,000 in school taxes, a plus 47%

    $1,800,000,000 or a total  $1.8 billion every year from now on! 

  Mr Trudel is balancing Quebec budget on the backs of municipal taxpayers.

Is this in revenge for our region's last NO vote?

Montréal is the economic engine of Quebec but will be in reverse if its producers leave to lower tax areas.

We are 800,000 angry people. A sleeping giant


Qu' est-ce elle dit la Ville D'Anjou?


What do all 27 cities say? Toutes les 27 villes?


No! Non!


to quote Peter F. Trent Mayor of Westmount

"Quebec is guilty of taxation by misrepresentation"




      




 

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