Monte Solberg on Goods And Services Tax

In the House of Commons on March 27th, 1996. See this statement in context.

Goods And Services TaxOral Question Period

March 27th, 1996 / 2:50 p.m.

Reform

Monte Solberg Reform Medicine Hat, AB

Mr. Speaker, when the finance minister ran for the Liberal leadership, he stated that harmonizing the GST with provincial sales taxes would make it almost impossible to get rid of the GST down the road. Now he is pushing extremely hard to harmonize the GST with the provinces.

Does the minister now believe that the GST should become a permanent fixture in the Canadian taxation system?

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