Tax policy harms Canadian distillers and jobs
Garth Turner notes a 1981 to 1980s sales drop from 17.8 million to 13.7 million cases, with plant closures and rising taxes. He argues excise and sales taxes reduce revenue while harming an industry and workers, urging Ottawa to ease levies. He also cites 15-year-old Colin Bennett protesting bank service charges on low-balance accounts, calling trust companies sleazy and nickel-and-diming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Feds
Colin Bennett
Royal Trust
Colin
Bureaucracy and Public Service in Rural Canada
A Canada wide commentary laments bureaucratic overreach and the public service as a growth industry. It cites a local raffle prize funded by student aid, questions about unemployment insurance treatment of lottery winnings, and the move to replace postmasters with store clerks. Editors debate layoffs, tax relief, and regional public employment effects.
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Public Service
Canada
Honore de Balzac
Opasquia Times
Pas
Minnedosa
the Tribune
Herbert
the Herald
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Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
P.O. Box 70
Hamiota, Manitoba
Romoto
U.S.A
England
Manitoba
Community Newspapers
Community Newspapers Association F. D
Con
Venables Publisher Association
By Garth Turner
The
Association of Canadian Distillers
Ottawa
Mazo de la Roche
Mary Hiemstra
Gully Farm
U.S
CTV
Michael Hind-Smith
CBC
By Fred McGuinness