Canada taxed to save itself in a rising debt crisis
A reader letters column voices outrage at Ottawa's budget, arguing $1.5 billion this year and $2.3 billion next year in new taxes fail to curb deficits and hit middle class households. Critics condemn social spending, waste, and a dollar crisis with high interest rates, urging relief and fair tax distribution. The compilation includes personal pleas from Bramalea resident Walter Trahearn and Theresa Haw about living costs and government taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Feds
Mike Wilson
World Financial Community
U.S
Walter Trahearn
Bramalea
Theresa Haw
D.S
Emblems of Canada The Beaver and the Maple
Sir John William Dawson in 1863 contrasts the beaver with instinct and old world traditions to Canada with the maple symbolizing vitality and growth. The beaver represents stability and persistence, while the maple embodies a changing, versatile nation progressing from forest to city streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Sir John William Dawson
Wildlife trafficking in prairie weeklies sparks debate
Across the Prairies wildlife parts trade draws public anger and court cases. A Humboldt man funded his wedding by selling animal parts, facing a $150 fine. A Marysburg taxidermist and a Peace River case show legal scrutiny and mixed judgments. Farmers fear crop damage from increased wild game. Wildlife value versus law divides opinion nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairies
Humboldt
Marysburg
Melville Advance
U.S
Moosomin World Spectator
Swan River Star and Times
Peace River Record Gazette
Northwest Territories
Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation
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Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
P.O. Box 70
Hamiota, Manitoba
Romoto
Cit
Manitoba
U.S.A
England
F.D. (Don) Venables
Community Newspapers Association
By Garth Turner