Peter Stoffer, a member of the left-leaning opposition New Democratic Party, agrees.

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Mr. Stoffer said the golf caucus sent a letter in mid-November to Mr. Flaherty, asking that the government reconsider golf's treatment under Canadian tax law.

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And the first criticism from Canadian politician, Peter Stoffer, the New Democratic Party MP for Nova Scotia: "This is not where you go to save money", he told Canadian television network, CTV.

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