NEWS:

Eastern Ontario MPPs Lisa MacLeod and Steve Clark visited a Curves Fitness Club in Embrun today to prove the costly impact of Dalton McGuinty's $3 billion HST tax grab on fitness and recreation for Ontario families.

Since Canada Day, Ontario families have been forced to pay 8% more on gym memberships and services, vitamins, and dance lessons.

The Ontario PC Caucus opposed the $3 Billion HST tax grab imposed by the McGuinty Liberals, having stalled the Ontario legislature during the HST debate, introducing over 500,000 amendments to the tax bill and submitting over 200,000 signatures on petitions opposing the tax grab.

Ontarians looking for tax relief after the next election are encouraged to visit www.daltonsalestax.com.

QUOTES:

"Dalton McGuinty's $3 Billion HST tax grab is penalizing Ontarians that are attempting to make a healthy, active, lifestyle for themselves through exercise."

-- Lisa MacLeod, MPP Nepean-Carleton, Ontario PC Revenue and Government Accountability Critic

"Dalton McGuinty is so desperate to keep his bloated, out-of-shape government afloat that he's even willing to put a tax on fitness."

-- Steve Clark, MPP Leeds-Grenville

 QUICK FACTS:

• In May, more than 300 Curves owners and members rallied outside the Ontario legislature and delivered box of petitions containing 15,000 signatures against the HST.
• McGuinty Liberal have left the HST off doughnuts, coffee and fast-food meals under $4, but the tools for a healthy lifestyle has become 8% more expensive
• The HST has added $57.60 in new taxes annually on a gym membership of $60 per month.