A Leader ?

NOT A LEADER?
A commentary on a Job Half Done
Fix the Taxable Benefits problem.
Written by Victor Drummond ©
June 2007

During a recent Liberal Leadership debate a statement made by leadership contender, Michael Ignatieff, i.e. “Stephane we didn’t get it done.”, has been taken by the Conservative Party to be a damming indicator of Stephane Dion’s lack of Leadership aptitude.

Micheal’s words have been taken at face value and utilized over and over again in a premature federal election campaign video titled:- “Not a Leader.” Ostensibly to win over Canadian voters to support the Conservative party in the next federal election.

As the saying goes:- “Things that go around – come around.”

I can just see it now – during the next Conservative Leadership debate(s) one of the leadership contenders will almost certainly bring up the issue of the half finished “Taxable Benefits” debacle and say to Stephen Harper:- “Stephen we didn’t get it done.”

Among the myriad of wise sayings is a very valid bit of advice, i.e.

“Never start something you can not finish.”

Gary Lunn, conservative MP. For the riding of Saanich, Gulf Islands, in British Columbia, with the support of our Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Stephen Harper, made a good start, in November 2006, towards fixing the Unfair, Unjust, and Unequal tax treatment the Employees of the former JDS Uniphase Corporation in British Columbia.
Reference the newspaper report:- “Tories Kill Tax on Profits Never Made”

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/voices/story.html?id=457f01fa-2bc1-4589-b744-2eb682d961bf%20

There is only one real fix for this problem, and the creation of a federal (Fair Tax) Ombudsman is not the answer.
See posting “ IF I WERE THE NEW FEDERAL FAIR TAX OMBUDSMAN FOR CANADA
for the proper fix to this problem

Fix the cause of the problem – do not apply remedies to the symptoms.

Victims of:- “The tax on profits never made.” Should not have to appeal their cases individually to an advisor to the government, or pay a lawyer to plead their case to the “Tax Court of Canada.”, or fight their way through the courts to the Supreme Court of Canada for a ruling on the violation of article 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The Right Honourable Stephen Harper and Hon Gary Lunn – you made a good start – now finish the job and do not face the prospect of watching and hearing the Opposition run their version of:- “NOT A LEADER.”