Svend Robinson on Goods And Services Tax

In the House of Commons on September 17th, 1996. See this statement in context.

Goods And Services TaxOral Question Period

September 17th, 1996 / 3 p.m.

NDP

Svend Robinson NDP Burnaby—Kingsway, BC

Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister.

In 1992 and 1994 the Liberal Party and caucus promised to remove the GST from books and other reading material, recognizing the harsh impact of the tax on literacy, on students and on Canadian bookstores and publishing.

In view of the fact that the Liberal government is now actually raising taxes on reading in three Atlantic provinces through harmonization instead of removing the tax on reading across Canada as it promised, I ask the Prime Minister when will this Liberal promise to remove the GST on reading finally be honoured by this government?

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