Family finances topic of Halton Town Hall meetings
The new federal budget’s expected to change a number of things that will affect the finances of families in Halton, and MP Garth Turner will be holding two Town Hall meetings in the next few days to help explain what it all means. The meetings are free, and scheduled for this coming weekend, May 6 and 7, in Oakville and Campbellville.
Among the changes expected to be announced Tuesday afternoon: a drop in the GST form 7% to 6%, which will have a significant impact on new home buyers; the $1,200-per-child allowance for all families with young children; changes to personal income tax; new assistance for students; new programs for farmers; and modified rules for charitable donations.
“I am hoping that most middle-class families in Halton will be very pleased with the changes,†Turner says, “since I made a commitment during the election that a Conservative government would cut taxes and pay attention to the issues of homeowners and parents. This is a great start, and I’d like an opportunity of explaining just what it means, and to answer questions folks might have.â€
This is the second in a series of public Town Halls Turner has hosted since being elected less than four months ago. “Attendance at the first meetings was incredibly strong, and that has encouraged me to keep on with this form of dialogue,†the MP says. “I told voters I would do everything I could to listen and to represent them in Ottawa, and this chance to meet face-to-face is an important part of the process. I’d love to see as many people as possible this weekend, and go over the budget and its impact.â€
The meetings are free, open to anyone to attend, and will provide lots of opportunity for discussion.
Saturday, May 6th
4 pm sharp
River Oaks Church
2435 Munns Ave.
Oakville
Sunday, May 7th4 pm sharp
Lions Hall
Guelph Line south of 401
Campbellville
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Only in Canada.
Do not apply for your old age pension. Apply to be a refugee. It is interesting that the federal government provides a single
refugee with a monthly allowance of $1,890.00 and each can get an additional $580.00 in social assistance for a
total of $2,470.00.
This compares very well to a single pensioner who, after contributing to the growth and development of Canada for 40 or 50 years, can only receive a monthly maximum of $1,012.00 in old age pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement, that is if they have no savings. If the single pension has some savings he/she receives only $471.00 per month in Old Age Pension (suppliment is not applicable to persons with some savings). If the pensioner worked in low paying employment they receive approximately $200.00 per month in CPP for a total of $671.00 per month which is less than being on Social Assistance. Pretty shoddy for a life long tax paying, hard working Canadian pensioner to receive $1800.00 less than a refugee.
Maybe our pensioners should apply as refugees!
Let’s send this thought to as many Canadians as we can and maybe we can get the refugees cut back to $1,012.00 and the pensioners up to$2,470.00 , so they can enjoy the money they were forced to submit to the Canadian government for those 40 to 50 years.
This message is Internet crap. I receive it at least ten times a day, and it started as a corruption of an inaccurate letter to the Toronto Star one year ago. There is no monthly refugee allowance in Canada, and I would love it if we could all stop feeling xenophobic and victimized and put an end to this kind of thinly-veiled anti-immigrant and anti-government garbage. If you are the fool who sent this, stop it. — Garth