Tax Power and The Canadian Taxman Echoes 1984 Fears
A Canadian banker columnist warns that Revenue Canada uses broad powers to audit income and assets. The piece cites a Kingston drug case and a gold certificate tax dispute as examples of government overreach. It argues the tax service may access bank records and personal data without due process, predicting expansive surveillance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revenue Canada
Kingston
Ontario
The
Tax Service
Scotiabank
A.B
Mac) McKie
RevCan
Richardson Securities
Greenshields
Richardson
Canadian Banker Trade Mag
McKie
American Express
Visa
Reggie's Ramblings Preview of Canadian Football and Politics
The column foresees Liberals not fearing a landslide defeat, critiques a Tory leadership choice, and reviews pre season Canadian pro football results with several teams scoring high against Grey Cup holders. It also notes an 18-year-old Winnipeg man injuring his finger in a tiger cage incident and references a CBC feature in Quest magazine questioning media role and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Ottawa Riders
Toronto Boaters
Hamilton Cats
Vancouver Gulls
Edmonton Eska
Calgary Stamps
Winnipeg Bombers
Winnipeg
Flat tax plan dominates political chatter in Ottawa conclave
The piece argues Paul Hellyer and Peter Pocklington push a 20 percent flat rate income tax as the sole leadership idea likely to endure. It contrasts this with older neo conservative planks and cites a Business Week Harris survey on flat tax acceptability, noting proposed Canadian adaptations and potential tax credits to preserve deductions. It also recalls Versailles 1919 and 1926 Liberal resignation events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Pocklington
Ottawa
Business Week
U.S
Louis Harris & Associates
Congress
Charital
Iue
Peter Puck
Canada Law and Politics Changes Mentioned in 1871 and 1926
A note recalls that on June 29 this week in Canada the 1871 BNA Act was amended to let Parliament create provinces and define borders while 1926 marked Arthur Meighen becoming minister of Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BNA
Arthur Meighen
Canada
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Aamiota
Cna
Manitoba Newspapers Association
Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
P.O. Box 70
Hamiota, Manitoba
Romoto
U.S.A
England
F.D. (Don) Venables
BY Garth Turner
Bixby
Canadair
Tee Peane
Lawpro Toros Gui
Reggie
Trudeau
Brian Mulroney
Joe Clark
Quest
CBC
Heather Robertson
Paul Hellyer
W.L. Mackenzie King
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