Statues honor Canada’s 150th birthday prime ministers
An editorial argues for erecting bronze statues of Canada’s prime ministers in Baden near Castle Kilbride to celebrate Canada Day. It highlights King and Pearson’s legacies, including citizenship, social welfare, pensions, health care, and national symbols, while noting mixed reactions from Wilmot Township and Wilfrid Laurier University.
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Lester B. Pearson
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Baden
Wilmot
Castle Kilbride
John A. Macdonald
Kitchener-Waterloo
Jim Rodger
Dave Caputo
Wilmot Township
Rodger
Caputo
King
Pearson
Kitchener
Waterloo
Alberta beer tax years later faces AIT challenge and consumer impact
Alberta's 2015 beer mark-up increase, pushed by Finance Minister Joe Ceci to raise 85 million dollars, drew criticism as protectionist rhetoric. Documents reveal aims to raise revenue, while public servants warned against harming interprovincial trade with Quebec and Ontario. Artisan Ales reports an 86 percent profit drop since 2015, and Bottlescrew Bill's notes a 14.5 percent sales decline for out-of-province brews as prices rise, signaling broad consumer harm and a formal AIT dispute.
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Ceci
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Artisan Ales
Canada
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Ontario
Maritime
British Columbia
Connect Logistics
Beer Canada
Derek James From
Canadian Constitution Foundation
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