Local debate on Free Trade and social benefits
Readers weigh Free Trade impacts on Medicare unemployment insurance and education while praising Canada’s universal health system. The letter cites U.S. subsidies risks and uses Marjorie Bowker’s cautions about health program references in the agreement. Axel Nauman earns publication in Poetic Images BC 1988 anthology.
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Timberlake slams Tory sales tax proposal
Prince George Peace River NDP candidate Alan Timberlake says the Conservative plan for a national sales tax is a form of in sincerity and would hit low income households hardest. He warns tax would apply to items not covered by provincial tax including children's clothing books and services raising costs for homeowners. The claim includes figures like a $9600 tax on a $120,000 home and potential $10 billion yearly burden, with context from the Canadian Home Builders Association.
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