Today, Lisa MacLeod, MPP Nepean-Carleton and Ontario PC Revenue and Government Accountability Critic, announced the creation of a new ‘hashtag’ on Twitter called #justpaidmore and is encouraging all Ontario residents, on the popular social media website, to use it each time they pay more for everyday items courtesy of Dalton McGuinty’s HST tax grab.
The hashtag is the latest tactic Tim Hudak and the Ontario PCs have used to give everyday Ontario families a voice against Dalton McGuinty’s HST. To date, over 8,500 people have voted in an Ontario PC poll asking which item the HST will hurt the family budget the most. The top three items are gasoline, electricity and home renovations. Cast your vote at
daltonsalestax.com.
QUOTES:
“Most people’s first HST experience came at the pumps – with the HST driving up the price of gas eight cents per litre overnight – but there are thousands of ways the HST is hurting family budgets.” -- Lisa MacLeod, MPP Nepean-Carleton and PC Critic for Revenue and Government Accountability
“We are asking Ontario families to follow us on Twitter and to participate by telling me and Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak how Dalton McGuinty’s HST tax grab will hurt their family budget the most.” -- Lisa MacLeod, MPP Nepean-Carleton and PC Critic for Revenue and Government Accountability
QUICK FACTS:
A hashtag is a method of flagging keywords in blogs, ‘tweets’ and other social media posts so users can read posts written on the same subject in one easy to find location.
Find out how people ‘just paid more’ for everyday items courtesy of Dalton McGuinty’s HST tax grab by searching ‘justpaidmore’ at [url=http://search.twitter.com]http://search.twitter.com[/url].
A sampling of posts using the #justpaidmore hashtag:
“#justpaidmore at the vet. With Ellie’s weekly appointments with Dr. Gumley, I can see this becoming much more expensive!”
“Just took another phone call as to call why #HST was on my clients web hosting inv Client not pleased about paying 8% #HST.”
“My kids just had their hair cut. The shop sign says "It Ain’t the Hair Sales Tax! Sorry, we have to charge #HST!"
CONTACT:
Megan Boyle | 416-325-6351|
megan.boyle@pc.ola.org
