Liz Roy for Whitby-Oshawa Community, Compassion, Commitment

THE PC DOWNLOADING SCHEME Hudak Plans More Downloads, Forcing Property Tax Hikes
October 1st, 2011 Whitby The Ontario Liberals have a track record of success when it comes to working with municipalities. The previous PC government stuck municipalities with a $3 billion bill for provincial programs like seniors drug costs, services for the disabled, land ambulance services, and court security. This left less money in municipal budgets for other services like policing or snow removal, resulting in increased property taxes. Realizing the problem municipalities were facing, the Liberal government partnered with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) on a plan for uploads that would reverse the damage from previous government. The result was a $2.7 billion uploading agreement that, when finished, would put communities on stable footing so they can plan for the future freeing up budgetary room to invest in local priorities and control property taxes. When mayors at the recent AMO conference asked PC leader Tim Hudak about finishing the job of uploading costs, he left them with a clear message: Hes going to stop it. He talked about his need to make cuts to pay for the 229 promises in his platform. The PCs have already proposed the first of their new downloads making municipalities pay for hazardous waste disposal, which means a property tax increase of almost $300 million for Ontarians. Whitby-Oshawa Liberal Candidate Elizabeth Roy knows first-hand that our community is counting on the continued uploads and support that was agreed to with the provincial Liberal government. The uploads that weve witnessed over the last few years play an important role in ensuring WhitbyOshawa can keep residents property taxes low and service delivery high. The PC plan to download programs onto municipalities will guarantee only one thing: increased property taxes. Tim Hudaks change is change we cant afford.

-30123 Address, Town, ON

289-356-6036| Elizabeth@VoteRoy.ca| www.voteroy.ca

Liz Roy for Whitby-Oshawa Community, Compassion, Commitment

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123 Address, Town, ON

289-356-6036| Elizabeth@VoteRoy.ca| www.voteroy.ca