Canadian Taxpayers: Taxpayer Subsidies

Campaign Pledge Dept: Speaking Thursday in west Toronto, Harper said a subsidy where parties "make no effort whatsoever to raise money is not acceptable to Canadian taxpayers.", according to CBC. "There are already generous credits and incentives in the tax system to encourage people to give to political parties today." Prime Minister Stephen Harper has indicated he will make the elimination of taxpayer subsidies to political parties a campaign pledge in the next federal election. "Our position on the direct public subsidy is well known. We don't support it, we never have. We opposed its creation and have opposed it ever since," said Harper. As reported in the news.
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