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| Liberal Photo op, any mention of hydro rates and business taxes? |
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| Image by zorbs via Flickr |
Michael Ignatieff makes a stop at Stoney Creek Dairy Friday as part of his cross-country bus tour. He gave-out ice cream cones to supporters with Hamilton East Stoney Creek Liberal candidate Michelle Stockwell.
Gaucher's complaints about the high cost of doing business in Hamilton ring true with Brad Clark, Stoney Creek's member of Hamilton city council.
Hydro and water rates are heavily subsidized in Quebec, he noted, while the Ontario government has forced municipalities to recover the full cost of the service. In addition, property taxes in Hamilton remain about 11 per cent higher than competing Ontario jurisdictions.
"That's why the vast majority of manufacturing jobs that have been lost in Hamilton have been lost to other jurisdictions," he said. "The cost of doing business in Ontario is still higher and until we do something about that we're going to continue to bleed jobs."
Hydro and water rates are heavily subsidized in Quebec, he noted, while the Ontario government has forced municipalities to recover the full cost of the service. In addition, property taxes in Hamilton remain about 11 per cent higher than competing Ontario jurisdictions."That's why the vast majority of manufacturing jobs that have been lost in Hamilton have been lost to other jurisdictions," he said. "The cost of doing business in Ontario is still higher and until we do something about that we're going to continue to bleed jobs."
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