I'm a farmer who found Mr. Marit’s letter stating the NDP has done nothing for rural Saskatchewan to be most interesting.
He didn’t mention what the Sask Party has done to rural Saskatchewan.
They have put a 6 per cent tax on insurances, a 6 per cent tax on building materials and on the labour. The Sask Part put a 6 per cent tax on farm gasoline. This is way more than the carbon tax the federal government is proposing. Yet, we are supposed to ignore these new taxes, while being outraged at the federal government.
The Sask Party supports private corporations’ efforts to take control of seed ownership. This is forcing farmers to use seed that they buy from corporations. And they must pay royalties on every bushel sold. Failure to comply can result in fines and seizure of equipment.
I'm not sure why Marit mentioned guns. It's obvious he isn’t going hunting for better services to rural Saskatchewan. What he will be using is a rod and reel, as he trolls for red herring.
He is hoping to find a way to convince rural people to continue to believe the Sask Party is actually working for us.
It takes very little digging to see that the Sask Party runs a tax and spend program that negatively impacts rural communities. All we have seen in the last few years in our rural communities are government cuts, except for taxes.
If you live in rural and care about your financial bottom-line, it might be time to discuss whether this government is taking rural support for granted.
