Blenkarn presses 5 percent tax on home values sparks backlash
Canadian politics intensify as Blenkarn proposes a 5 percent tax on the trade up value of residential real estate and 5 percent on first purchases. Critics warn of higher costs for first time buyers, market stagnation, and a broader tax on savings, urging rejection of the GST hike.
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Don Blenkarn
Finance Committee
Michael Wilson
Blenkarn
Mississauga South
Metro
Toronto Sun
Garth Turner
Turner
Canada Bound Hunter Returns for Meager Reward
Johann Gottfried Seume writes of a Canadian hunter who travels from Quebec’s forests to trade a wild fowl for a small price. He returns to his hidden tribal home and to his dark-skinned wife, remaining unswayed by European politeness or culture.
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Europe
Quebec
Johann Gottfried Seume
Rural Service Centres as a model for Manitoba
A letter to Hon. Jack Penner proposes Manitoba adopt Rural Service Centres like Saskatchewan. The writer urges one stop access to government information via existing local offices, with open data bases and client service representatives. The plan aims to reduce rural isolation and streamline access without new staffing.
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Jack Penner
Government of
Manitoba
Legislative Buildings
Winnipeg
Union of Manitoba Municipalities
Neepawa
Saskatchewan
Loptione
Sand Taddasen
Leader
Agrép
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