nmeorth shore

Protest PST

VERTAKED parents: if you’re

tired of being the dupes in the

latest NDP caarity shell game,
West Vancouver's Richard Kinar needs
your help.

The Caulfeild-area parent has been
leading the charge in the fight against
an insidious application of the provin-
cial sales tax (PST).

His question: why does the provin-
cial government continue to charge
PST on items that are purchased for
schools through community and par-
ent fundraising? Thus far, he has
received no reasonable answers.
hie and pel chore fundraising

long shore the shaky
foundations of this province’ "s misman-
_ aged education system.
“ihe Liberal’ ton has estimat-
ed that parents raised $30 miilion-for

PST charged on that fundraising
comes to just over $2 million — blood
money squeezed from the community
spirit and volunteer efforts of parents.

But despite the government
stonewalling that has met Mr. Kinar’s
inquiries, the West Vancouver man
continues to gather support from fel-
fow fleeced parents.

Kinar and those fellow parents have
organized a province-wide Parent’s
Day of Protest for Tuesday, Nov. 2.

On that day Kinar and his group are
urging parents all over the province to
call their focal MLA’s Victoria office,
constituency office and Ministry of

- Finance office.

The protest will add much weight to
the cause. It could also help right what
continues to be an egregious wrong
inflicted om the already sorely abused
B.C, taxpayer.

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