Friday, November 17, 2006

Wake Me When Things Change

Ottawa, province deliver snub to city

Nov. 17, 2006. 01:00 AM

In his victory speech Monday night, Mayor David Miller put politicians at Queen's Park and in Ottawa on notice that he intends to start pressing them for a fair share of the federal and provincial sales tax collected in Toronto. "We will not take No for an answer," he told cheering supporters. It took less than a day before Miller had his answer: a resounding No. It's just not on, Ontario Finance Minister Greg Sorbara said. It's simply a "non-starter," said federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.

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