CITY COUNCIL PASSES NEW TAXES

On October 22, 2007, Mayor Miller and his supporters on city council passed a new municipal land transfer tax and a new motor vehicle registration tax notwithstanding significant opposition from Toronto residents.

We oppose these new tax measures and other new proposed tax measures that have been contemplated by our Mayor and city councillors.

It is our position that the city must control its spending and get its financial house in order, and that a tax imposed by one regime can be repealed by another regime.

It is our aim to build a plan for our city's future that is based on long-term solutions and that will ensure fairness so that no one bears an unequal tax burden.  

2007 TAX VOTE RESULTS

Municipal Land Transfer Tax

In Favour: Mayor David Miller, and Councillors Maria Augimeri, Sandra Bussin, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baermaeker, Frank Di Giorgio, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Adam Giambrone, Mark Grimes, Suzan Hall, Adrian Heaps, Norm Kelly, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Giorgio Mammoliti, Pam McConnell, Joe Mihevc, Howard Moscoe, Joe Pantalone, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Kyle Rae, Bill Saundercook and Adam Vaughan.

MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX

In Favour: Mayor David Miller, and Councillors Sandra Bussin, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baermaeker, Frank Di Giorgio, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Adam Giambrone, Mark Grimes, Suzan Hall, Adrian Heaps, Norm Kelly, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Giorgio Mammoliti, Pam McConnell, Joe Mihevc, Howard Moscoe, Joe Pantalone, Gord Perks, Kyle Rae, Bill Saundercook, Adam Vaughan.

COUNCILLORS OPPOSED TO THE TAXES AND THUS IN LINE WITH THE POSITION OF OUR PARTY: Paul Ainslie, Brian Ashton, Mike Del Grande, Mike Feldman, Rob Ford, Doug Holyday, Cliff Jenkins, Chin Lee, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, Frances Nunziata, Case Ootes, Cesar Palacio, John Parker, David Shiner, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson, Michael Walker