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Scott Stinson: 'No Tax on Food' is a slogan that Doug Ford will have a tough time resisting

Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles wants the tax exemption on food staples to be extended to all food and drink. Your move, Doug Ford

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Short of hoping that Doug Ford would manage to buy himself another luxury vehicle before the Ontario legislature breaks for summer, Opposition Leader Marit Stiles and team have been presumably casting about for an issue that could score them some points during the final stretch of what has been a rocky few weeks for the premier.

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She might have just landed on something.

Scott Stinson: 'No Tax on Food' is a slogan that Doug Ford will have a tough time resisting Back to video

At an event in Scarborough on Friday morning, Stiles said the NDP would introduce a bill at Queen’s Park next week that would eliminate the provincial share of HST on all food and drink items — from rotisserie chickens to potato chips to Slushies — to help combat the ever-rising cost of groceries.

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