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economist suntribune i the federal minirbud getcsaturday oct 21 2000 it a v bydawnliersch v staff writer while the liberals are lauding a new tax relief plan rightwing parties are calling it an election ploy and a smokescreen to deflect attention from a scathing report on mismanagement of human resources funds the liberals are very savvy said kirk sutherland whos seeking the alliance nomination in markham everything they do is well calculated theyve tried to play the sweetheart deal with canadian voters he said the minibudget was a screen to mask the reality of the auditor generals report some of the media is spin ning the budget faster than the actual reality of the report sutherland was reacting to finance minister paul martins minibudget which introduced sweeping tax cuts totalling more than 1000 next year for average canadians just days before a federal election call was expected the timing also coincided with auditorgeneral denis desautels damning report onhuman resources sp end ing i c dorian baxter av newmarket resident who is seeking v the t canadian alliance party nomination in york north said-its-pfoba- bly oneof the most appalling examples of trying to s- appease people its like bribery 1 this the human resources debacle is aterri- ble terrible scandal arid the liberals are desperate and- are trying to buy their way out of it i bob yaciuk an east gwilliriibury- resident who is also seeking the alliance nomination in york- north suggested the move was an obvious attempt to wrest the taxcutter image away from- the alliance its nice to see the liberals dont mind stealing the good stuff now theyre talking about tax breaks that just six months ago they said were impossible it looks like the lust for power has over come the impossibility of it all he said adding his parry is promising jdeepertax cuts still- keep in ihind this bud get is not in place its like having a gun to taxpayers heads saying look at all the good stuff youll get if you vote for us yorknprth tory candidate joe wamback also ques tioned why such tax cuts werent promised v months ago and suggested voters will see the move as an election ploy theyve underestimated the average canadian were not a bunch of fools this could have been done six or eight months ago not four days beforean election call canadians can see right through it hvsaid while wamback acknowl edged canadians will wel- come tax relief he saidevery- party is promising taxcuts and the liberals will have to do betterto winpublic sup- port r he pointed but residents may lose all their tax savings just paying the skyrocketing- price of gasoline we rieedmofe in this country we need more given jto those who need it not those who dont need it v there ares people in jhis country who should not pay any taxesatall he said adding theltories want to eliminate the capital gains g 01 f l ub if more than just gneuifjblf v gelebrate tneupcoming t holiday- season at oneorv book younreservationsinow- tax and the surtax and gst on gasoline what is wrong with an immediate investment not next year and not making it part of a political platform theyve underestimated the average canadian were not a bunch of foolsthis could have been done six months ago not four days before an election call york north tory candidate joe wamback but oak ridges liberal mp bryon wilfert countered theres no better time to announce tax relief for canadians wesaid in february that it may takeus threeor four years toprovide tax relief why would we wait if we have this opportunity i- believe canadians are going to respond favourably in septemberpeople were ask ing us when we were going to reduce taxes and give an eco miafh- install nomic statement he said the minister always makes an economic state ment around this time any way its important to be send- ing out the right signals to those who want to expand their businesses as fast as possible if people want to see something that isnt there thats fine i think we have jo just stand backhand w see itforwfiatitis i i xayilfeft alsbpoiritpiit the auditor generals report indicated the liberals were working to rectify problems obviously theres work to dobut were oh the right track the issue is what did he say you have a plan thats working that was pos itive hews he said adding primeminister jean chretien cpuld have in factcalled an election even before the report was released if he- believed it would impact election results- bob callow an aurora res ident who is seeking the- alliance nomination in oak ridges called the minibud get announcement arro gant- and crass oppor- tuhisrri- 1 xx- rr v3 4 asthma hives eczema digestive problems learning disabilities add memory loss headaches vv ij do you dread ttie springrsummer or fall becasuseofsymptoms related to allergies pome and learn about a new natural and effective way of permanently enrninaiing allergies dr allen turner pc will be presenting a free lecture on oct 26 2000 from 730 to 900pm at the stouffville health 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