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HST makes Canada laugh

By Christine McLaren August 18, 2009 11:14 am 3 comments

Does HST make you mad? Happy? Sad? Enraged?

Well, now it can make you laugh.

Canada’s number four comedy video yesterday, The Tax Files, is a Pulp Fiction parody featuring a dubbed over conversation between John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson about Canada’s favorite new tax: “PST GST JST LST EST QST 8ST and now HST, that’s new right?”

Travolta, in awe:

“It’s legal to carry out a protest against the tax but that doesn’t matter, because get a load of this alright? If you get elected by the Canadians based on promises not to raise taxes, it’s legal for you to create new taxes without their consent! I mean that’s a right Canadians and Americans don’t have!”


Jackson plans:


“Oh man, I’m goin, that’s all there is to it. I’m goin to Ottawa to get elected.

Thanks to commenter “Pbobberly” for passing the Tyee’s humor of the day on to us.

Watch the video here.

Christine McLaren reports for The Tyee

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  • morechatter

    2 years ago

    More Fiction

    The Liberals time in office has been pure fiction. Promising you government won't raise taxes and then deciding differently is one thing but knowing the tax is a done deal and still not telling the truth is out and out deception as premier is a stranger to the truth as told anything to get into office.
    Its cute the way someone has tried to take away from the deceiption like its all part of the craft of the crafty politician.
    But don't take my word for it, or Campbell's for that matter as I am postive if the election was held the Liberals would be history, now isn't that more the truth.

  • pbobberly

    2 years ago

    Viral Video - HST with Cheese

    HST with Cheese is going viral on youtube - thanks to all the people who say "NO to the HST", and all the journalists, bloggers, and people emailing it to a friend.

    Over 1000 hits in 24 hours.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atiLnxSKmec

  • pbobberly

    2 years ago

    HST with cheese over 5000 views yesterday

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atiLnxSKmec&feature=player_embedded

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