A FATHERS LETTER...

A FATHER’S LETTER TO THE AUTHORITIES
A GENUINE letter of appeal for Justice and Fairness
by a very concerned Father
To the Government of Canada – and the Canadian Public.
Posted with permission -- by Victor Drummond ©
December 16th 2007


There has been a lingering, insidious, bit of Income tax legislation that has resulted in an outrageous series of rationalizations leading up to the abusive taxation of many honest, hard working Canadians.

This issue has received some publicity – mainly since a few victims of this diabolical scheme were granted a tax remission order as described in the November 14th 2007 issue of the Canada Gazette.

Many victims of the flawed taxable benefit legislation have appealed -- on the basis of their unjustified distress and objections -- to their representative Members of Parliament and to the Prime Ministers -- past and present – mainly to little or no avail.

To his credit -- Gary Lunn, Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Saanich and Gulf Islands British Columbia – fought for his victimized constituents – and succeeded in getting a tax remission order issued.

Gary’s efforts unfortunately produced a double edged sword which cut to give a few victims a deal that was a move toward “Fair Taxation” but also cut to produce an ever greater unfairness for thousands of other victims who where, and are still, left out of the deal.

If after reading the Fathers Letter, below, you should think:- “Oh Well -- he is likely the only parent with a child in this kind of situation.” Then read a previous posting titled:- “Canada Remembers – and so do I.” posted for Veterans remembrance day 2007.

Now – “A FATHERS LETTER..”

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Gary & Lorraine Hawe
551 Cedar Crescent
Cobble Hill, B.C.
V0R 1L1

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

The Honorable Gordon O’Connor, Minister of National Revenue
157 East Block
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6

Dear Minister O’Connor:

One of the greatest things about our country, Canada, is that Canadians see each individual as important; a citizens life is not to be forfeited for political expediency.

My son Kevin and his young family are being sacrificed, caught in the ESO/ESPP tax debacle.

Many others, including those from the JDS group have preceded him and their individual tragedies and sacrifices are well known.

You, Mr. Minister must force a change to the obscene tax legislation relative to ESO and ESPP programs.

This remedy is vitally important to all Canadians who stumbled into this tax mess. In addition to doing the right thing this would be a display of conscience, strength, control, fair play, justice, compassion, responsibility, honor and truthfulness, all the things the individual Canadian is expected to be and justify our confidence of you in positions of privilege and power.

Kevin has written you a long letter with which describes in detail his situation. I urge you to read it. Hundreds of letters and emails have preceded this document.

The letter is long, why not? Your letter would be long as well if you, your family and future were being sacrificed for political expediency which someone like yourself Mr. Minister has the responsibility and power to change.

My son and his family are precious and important to me. Apply fully what the Honorable Gary Lunn said last December, “It is not in the interest in the Government to tax people on money they never saw”.

Do not bring tragedy, misery and ruin into our family by forfeiting us to political expediency.

I look forward to your positive response.

Yours truly


Gary L. Hawe

Telephone 250-743-9120
E-Mail garyhawe @shaw.ca lmhawe@shaw.ca

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Feel free to call Gary Hawe if you doubt the validity of his letter above.

Although our elected representatives should be the one’s to rectify this punitive, unjustified tax legislation it appears – so far – the matter will not be resolved without positive action by the Canadian Voter.

In order to bring about truly “Fair and Just” Income Taxation you the voter will need to act in unison to demand this diabolical Taxable Benefit legislation be amended to:-

(1) Exclude corporate shares from the:- “Taxable Benefit” classification.
And
(2) Allow those already taxed on fictitious “Earned Income” to re-submit their Income Tax Returns for every year they were charged taxes on money they never received. Those share transactions must be treated as “Capital Gains/Losses” if any form of “Fair Taxation” is to be realized.

If no Federal Political Party commits to correcting this outrageous tax situation then make your vote a protest vote.

VOTE FOR VICTOR DRUMMOND – as a Write-in Candidate.

See you at the voting polls – next federal election.

Victor Drummond ©