Free Republic

The sleeper issue in next year's provincial election campaign could be property taxes. Across the province, some people are being hit hard by sharply higher property taxes, thanks to the vicissitudes of the assessment system. In the coming weeks, these folks plan to come together as a coalition to campaign against the system, known as "current value assessment." Bob Topp, executive director of Waterfront Ratepayers After Fair Taxation, one of the founding groups in the new coalition, says that if the government does not respond adequately to their concerns, "We could be active in the election." And tomorrow the Legislature...