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Budget, tax reform and HST

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n January 1, 2010 , Ontarians saw their provincial income taxes go down permanently. Seniors now receive more than double their previous senior property tax credit. Ontario's Small Business Surtax has been eliminated permanently, the only province in Canada to do so. Click for more detail

Membership Newsletters transition to Facebook and social media

We have been migrating our newsletters to the riding's Facebook Group, and to the Mississauga-Streetsville Yahoo! Group to take advantage of the ability of these media to quickly post articles and resources, and to inform members by e-mail.

You have to be a dues-paying member of the Mississauga-Streetsville PLA to be invited to the Riding Association's members-only newsgroup and Facebook Group.

Contact the Mississauga-Streetsville PLA's Membership Chair, Laurie Armstrong at (905) 824-7954 to renew or take out a membership in the Provincial Liberal Party in Mississauga-Streetsville. You will automatically get an invitation to the Mississauga-Streetsville PLA Facebook group, and its counterpart on Yahoo Groups. In the meantime, try these links to other sites related to the Government of Ontario in our western Mississauga neighbourhoods:

• The Mississauga Taxpayer Group on Yahoo! Groups. This is the site to consult if you want a portal on the HST, what it means to us locally, and how to debunk the nonsense that clutters your e-mail Inbox as spam;
• The Mississauga Seniors Group on Yahoo! Groups. Seniors are Mississauga's fastest-growing demographic group. A lot of what comes at elderly people today is politically-motivated nonsense. Here you will find a way of getting direct access to your MPP, and separating the chaff of political garbage from the wheat of truth;
• Bob Delaney's Fan Page on Facebook. Half a billion people are on Facebook. Bob is too. If you like the Facebook interface to the world, click Like on Bob's Facebook page and stay connected. This Facebook fan page and the Mississauga Taxpayer Yahoo Group are a strong pairing;
• Connect directly to the Ontario Ministry of Revenue and other authoritative sources on tax and HST information:
  • Ontario Ministry of Revenue Tax Change Page;
  • Ontario tax calculator. See the impact of the changes from the actual source;
  • List of what is and is not subject to the HST. You have heard the shrill hysterica. Now get the truth. All of it;
  • Why are Ontario's sweeping tax changes such a powerful job creator? Read this report by Jack Mintz, Dean of the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy, and find out why Ontario can expect some 591,000 net new jobs during the next ten years.