It will take the price of an ice cream from around $4.25 to more than $5.

By-election seen as test of new harmonized sales tax

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NDP candidate Julian Heller, Liberal Eric Hoskins and Progressive Conservative Sue-Ann Levy are set for the Sept. 17, 2009 by-election in St. Paul's.

Opposition candidates denounce HST in bid to win riding from Liberals

Sep 13, 2009 04:30 AM

Rob Ferguson
Queen's Park Bureau

It's seen by the political parties at Queen's Park as the first big test of Premier Dalton McGuinty's controversial 13 per cent harmonized sales tax and his handling of expense account scandals, but Thursday's by-election in the mid-town Toronto riding of St. Paul's isn't generating much excitement for voters.

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