Yes, they should. It adds $37 to a carton of cigarettes. Canadians have pumped $138 Billion into government coffers since Louis St. Laurent levied the first tobacco tax in 1950. And where has that gotten us? Censorship. Certain companies can't advertise in certain places... or at all? Discrimination. Folks, stuck outside, 5 metres from everything, …
Peak Oil and Gas biting hard in Alberta – Have-Not soon.
While both the Liberals and Conservatives in Parliament talk up the potential of the Tar Sands to keep votes in Alberta... the reality on the ground is starting to really hurt the revenues of Canadas' richest province. As far back as August last year, at the apex of the oil price shock, there have been …
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2nd 100yr Flood in 12 years hits Manitoba
For reasons unknown, the media and Manitoba government are choosing not to spin it this way.... but I see no way else to interpret it. This CBC article has the quote. The crest, expected to pass through the Winnipeg within the next couple of days, is forecast to be 6.78 metres. Only the flood of …
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