ONE of B.C.’s most colourful politicians has taken up the cause for disgruntled taxpayers.

Former premier Bill Vander Zalm is leading the charge in B.C. against the harmonized sales tax (HST), which is due to  take effect July 1.

He launched an official petition against the tax April 6; the campaign is online at fighthst.com.

Vander Zalm has also looked back on his political career, releasing his autobiography in 2008. In Bill Vander Zalm For the People, he addresses his faith in the context of his stand on abortion, stating:

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“I will admit to my critics that my religious views very much influenced my views on abortion . . . This was a turning point in my political career, and my popularity as premier dropped from a very high to a very low [point].

“I realized, thankfully, that life would continue long after politics, and I had to firstly be true to myself and my faith.”

– DFD

May 2010