Media Advisory - Stop The Trades Tax Campaign To Announce Seven New Members & Launch MPP Tax Pledge

Campaign will call on Liberal leadership candidates to commit to stopping job-killing trades tax

TORONTO, Dec. 10, 2012 /CNW/ - The Stop The Trades Tax campaign will be making a major announcement, unveiling seven new members representing thousands of additional Ontario tradespeople who stand opposed to the Ontario government's controversial new trades tax tomorrow at Queen's Park.

The campaign will also unveil the details of the new Stop The Trades Tax MPP pledge. The campaign will call on Liberal leadership candidates to commit to ending plans for this job-killing trades tax.

This announcement comes on the heels of the addition of three new associations last week, including the Trillium Auto Dealers Association who represent 10,000 auto mechanics and 1,000 small businesses.

WHAT: Press Conference to announce seven new campaign members and Stop The Trades Tax MPP pledge

WHEN: Tuesday, December 11^th, 11:00 a.m.

WHERE: Queen's Park Media Studio

WHO:

• Sean Reid, Chair of the Stop The Trades Tax Campaign
• Todd Bourgon, Executive Director of the Trillium Automobile Dealers Association
• Employers and tradespeople from the 31 campaign member associations

For more information on the Stop The Trades Tax Campaign please visit: www.stopthetradestax.ca.

SOURCE: Ontario Construction Employers Coalition

Danna O'Brien, Playbook Communications. [email protected] 416-500-0699

Sean Reid, Progressive Contractors Association of Canada and Coalition chair, [email protected] 289-335-1181