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Mayor and Council ; NOV 17 1959 -

City of Port Coquitlan,
2272 McAllister Ave.,
Port Coquitian, 5.C.
V3C 248

Dear Mayor and Council:

RE: THE FEDERAL PROPOSAL TO ENTER THE FIELD OF DIRECT RESOURCE TAXATION

Attached is a copy of a resolution adopted by the Munf{cipal Council of the
City of Kelowna related to tne above noted subject.

We have forwarded letters outlining our positicn to the Prime Minister, the
Premier of B.C. and the Premier of Alberta, as well as each and every Mesber
of Parliament.

The Kelowna City Council feels the foregoing to be of paramount importance
-to all British Columbia Municipalities. We would solicit your assistace
and support by requesting that you take similar action to draw this very
‘important issue to the attention of the Government.

Your anticipated support is appreciated.

Yours very truly,

G. Dale Hammill
MAYOR

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cece The Right Honourable P.E. Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
The Honourable W.R. Bennett, Premier of the Province of BeC.
The Honourable P. Lougheed, Premier of the Province of “Alberta
The Honourable W. Vanderzalm, Hinister of Municipal Affairs
The Honourable V. Dantzer, MP Okanagan North

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CITY OF KELOWNA

RESOLUTION RELATED T0 THE FEDERAL PROPOSAL TO ENTER THE PIELD OF DIRECT
RESOURCE TAXATION

WHEREAS the British North America Act grants exclusive powers to the
provinces with regard to the direct taxation and ownership of resources;

AND WHEREAS revenues derived from the provincial taxation resources is a
vital portion of provincial revenues and Many programs to the people of
British Columbia are a dent on said re ?

AND WHEREAS the Province of British Coluubia shares reventes frog the
mineral resource tax and the British Columbia Petroleun Corporation with the
municipalities of British Columbia;

AND WHEREAS-said revenue sharing is now a significant portion of sacnicipal
budgets; .

AND WHEREAS a tax of resource sales would be a tax paid by the citizens of

“only a few of the ten provinces;

NOW THEREFORE let it be resolved that the Council of the City of Kelowna
petition the Prime Minister of Canada against this proposal to enter the
field of taxation of resource sales on the grounds that it is neither .
beneficial to the province nor the sunicipalities of British Colusbia, and
in fact is detrimental to all citizens of the province of British Columbia.