In Vancouver, Conservative leader Stephen Harper announces that public-transit users would be eligible for a tax credit under a Tory government.
"Stephen Harper, who acknowledges he rarely uses public transit, boarded a bus yesterday to repeat his promise to give transit riders a tax break. In his third announcement in three days in British Columbia, the Conservative Leader said he would bring in a 16-per-cent federal tax credit for transit users who buy monthly or annual passes. The average savings per person would be $153 annually, he said...Canadians should use buses and commuter trains more often because fewer cars on the road mean cleaner air, the Conservative Leader said."
Thanks to Craig Townsend
FULL STORY: The Globe and Mail
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