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Raphael Alexander: If there's a war, the military protects everyone but NDP MPs, (deserters, war resisters, etc.)

Posted: May 28, 2009, 1:30 PM by NP Editor

A bill that has been introduced over and over again since it first appeared in 1983, has been proposed by Burnaby-Douglas New Democrat MP Bill Siksay in British Columbia. The private member’s bill, which hasn’t a Toronto Maple Leafs hope of winning the Stanley Cup chance of passing, would see income tax paid by Canadians who “oppose war” be put into a special account that cannot be used by our military:

Burnaby-Douglas New Democrat MP Bill Siksay said he wants conscientious objectors to be able to register with the Canada Revenue Agency so their taxes can be diverted to a special peace tax account.

If Bill C-390 passes, the government would be able to access the account for anything except military spending.

“The reality is this would be a symbolic measure because the government still collects tax dollars from everybody and the government will still decide how they are spent,” Siksay said.

“But it makes a point about some people who believe that the government shouldn’t be spending money on making war or buying armament.”

I love it. Perhaps I can get a private members bill passed that says the government would be able to access the account for anything except giving it to the NDP. In fact it’s really a kind of Pandora’s Box of self-serving interests, isn’t it? If we began to pass bills which allowed taxpayers to reserve the right not to have their taxes go toward things they don’t like, we’d probably never have enough money for anything. Because let’s be honest here: how much of what the government spends your money on, do you actually approve of? Right about now I’d say they’re batting a Michael Jordan attempt to play Triple-A baseball.

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