GST hearings extended to more regions amid pressure
The Finance Committee will broaden Goods and Services Tax hearings to Fredericton Charlottetown St Johns and the Yukon while Quebec and Northwest Territories remain excluded. CFIB and opposition MPs press for proper treatment of tax reform as the government aims to wrap hearings quickly.
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Federal Finance Committee
Quebec
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Don Blenkarn
Blenkarn
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Fredericton
N.B
Charlottetown
P.E.L
St John's Mild
Whitehorse
Revenue
Canada
Bulloch
Saskatchewan
CFIB
Edmonton
Regina
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Halifax
St. John’s
Finance Committee
Birds and bylaws clash in prairie towns over pets and wildlife
The Humboldt Journal notes a goose killed defending its nest as a bald eagle consumed it on site. Nearby towns like Boissevain Esterhazy and Bow Island push anti cat bylaws with traps and fees, including Esterhazy plans for pet registration and pound charges amid a regional debate on humane control.
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Humboldt Journal
Boissevain
The
Recorder
Council
Esterhazy
Moosomin
Lethbridge
Vulcan
Grand Prairie
Medicine ‘Hat
Otce
Bow Island
Readers weigh in on straw burning and mail system
Summer mailbag covers stubble burning soil protection and city pollution fears, postal costs and delays, belt law concerns, sawmill waste burning, water quality near Shoal Lake, scam warnings, Peace March bases, welfare debates, and reader pleas for policy clarity.
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Erewith
Peter C. Martens
Fannystelle
Lorne
Audrey Ballegeer
Dougald
Max Hryciuk
Alonso
Canada
Winnipeg Free Press
Reader's Digest
Iona Schultz
Emerson
Altona
Arizona
Hollack
Minn
Jacob Brandt
Riverton
Interlake
Plumas
Lois Clark
Environment
Shoal Lake
Bluemenort
Lawrence
Marge Plette
Montreal
Help a reader see beauty of nature through sight charity
Letter promotes Operation Eyesight Universal charity and appeals for $25 to restore sight for cataract patients in the Third World. It parallels a hilltop view above Rocky Mountain House Alberta with colorfully described landscapes and urges Thanksgiving giving to fund eye care in Western and Central Canada and beyond.
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Rocky Mountain House
Alberta
Operation Eyesight Universal
Third World
Western Canada
P.O
Sun
Calgary
Central Canada
Lawrence Ave
Scarborough
Ontario
Ken R. Shelley
Edmonton
Roadside Litter Sparks Debate On Canadian Roads
A resident recounts roadside pollution along County Road 20 with 129 drink containers in one kilometer and estimates millions of containers across 1000 kilometers. The piece questions who litters, cites weekend traffic, and proposes paid cleanup by municipalities funded by beverage retailers to maintain cleanliness.
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Alexander
McNab Township
Canada
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