Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci skipped the vote for a bill that would have provided
relief for low-income seniors and disabled persons struggling with skyrocketing
property taxes, states a press release from Progressive Conservative MPP Peter
Shurman
Shurman's Bill 78 was supported by the PCs and the NDP, but all the Liberal
members present voted to defeat it.
"Bill 78 would have provided thousands of dollars in property tax relief
annually to low income seniors and disabled persons," Shurman stated. "Contrast
that with the meagre $250 proposed by the Liberals. This fall, the property
assessment freeze will be lifted and property owners across Ontario will be hit
with three years worth of increases.
"This was a win-win proposal. The only conclusion to be drawn from this was
that the Liberal caucus defeated Bill 78 because it was not a Liberal bill."