Canadians sour on GST as poll shows strong anti tax mood
A Gallup poll for the CFIB finds 58.5 percent would not vote for MPs who support the GST in its present form while 87.1 percent oppose the tax overall. Regional dissatisfaction runs highest in the Prairies and Ontario, with overall anti GST sentiment growing since its launch. CFIB President Bulloch urges scrapping the tax and negotiating a simple harmonized federal provincial system.
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Gallup
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Prairie
Alberta
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Atlantic Region
CFIB
John Bullloch
Michael Wilson
Bulloch
Prairies
B.C
Atlantic
Wilson
National reconciliation and deregulation spark rural backlash
A column by Fred McGuiness critiques Ann Landers on one size fits all and blasts B Mulroney for deregulation moves affecting rural Canada. He warns of GST tax revolt, telecom takeovers, and subsidy cuts that hit farmers and small towns, noting provincial tensions and lobbying efforts.
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Ann Landers
Ann
B. Mulroney
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Mulroney & Co
Ottawa
Rogers-Cncp
Rogers
Prairie Provinces
Prairie
Masse
Rural living craze sparks city reader backlash
A reader derides a new Camden House book Life After The City by Charles Long promoting moving from urban homes to rural homesteads. The letter cites costs, services, and rural decline, arguing the idealized move is impractical for most Manitobans and warns against capitalist fantasies.
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Canada
Camden House Publishers
Charles Ang
Long
Pat Be
Manitoba
Charles Long
Canadian hosts sought for January student exchange program
Volunteer host families are needed as EF Foundation brings Australian and New Zealand high school students to Canada for a year. Christina McGlaughlin, arriving in western Manitoba in January, seeks a welcoming home. Area representatives Keith and Janis Maguire coordinate hosting and can be reached at 743-2253.
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Canada
Educational Foundation For
EF Foundation
Christina McGlaughlin
Australia
Manitoba
Christina
Keith
Jamie Maguire
Langenburg
Janis
The
Maguires
Christmas letter to Santa turns into lesson on values
A family reflection follows a child Duncan revising his Santa list revealing greed and materialism. The parents discuss honesty generosity and simplicity with siblings sharing examples before concluding with a hopeful note on love and goodwill this Christmas season.
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Alexander
Duncan
Santa Claus
Santa
Mom
Duncan Hessel
Elizabeth
Africa
Stephanie
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Peter Hesse
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