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Ontario bill to take HST off home heating likely dead in its tracks
Ontario :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Opposition members in Ontario have joined forces in an effort to pass into law a bill that would give families relief on their home heating bills, only to see their efforts subverted by the minority government. A private member's bill that would
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Slow death of HST hurting businesses, Dix says
Vancouver :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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New Democratic Party leader Adrian Dix attacked the government Tuesday for the length of time it is taking to return the provincial sales tax to British Columbia. The slowness in making the transition back to the PST is hurting the economy and
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Liberals reject opposition plan to cut HST from heating bills
Ottawa :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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Premier Dalton McGuinty temporarily joins the manufacturing line at Brampton's Savaria, makers of mobility products, on Wednesday. McGuinty introduced a proposed tax credit to help seniors retrofit their homes. Tanya Talaga/Toronto Star Tim Hudak and
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In first test of Ontario Liberals, NDP moves to lower home heating bills
Toronto :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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The Ontario New Democrats plan to introduce measures that would give families relief on their home heating bills, marking the first major test for the province's new minority Liberal government. New Democrat Leader Andrea Horwath announced on Monday
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Too many parallels to HST debacle in smart meter rollout
Toronto :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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While the B.C. government was busy with what now stands as the province's worst example of government communications on a major public policy selling the harmonized sales tax it discouraged BC Hydro from distracting the public with a sales job of its
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The ‘99 per cent’ don’t really want to fix inequality
London :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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The Occupy Canada protests which began Saturday took place in over a dozen cities with mostly modest turnouts. They also lacked a cohesive goal or message, as their critics in the media are fond of pointing out. The protests did, however, address a
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McGuinty proves father knows best
Ontario :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Written off as the fourth place candidate in the 1996 Liberal leadership, McGuinty refashioned himself as the safe second choice, coming up the middle to win. Written off as not up to the job in 1999, he rallied his party in the last ten days of the
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Meeting with Harper expected soon, AFN chief says
Ottawa :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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The head of Canada's largest aboriginal group says a long-awaited meeting between native leaders and Prime Minister Stephen Harper could take place within months and will be used to press for more autonomy and fairer funding for first nations. Shawn
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Astronaut transfixes Science Festival kickoff crowd
Flagstaff :: AZ :: USA | over 1 year ago
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20 am (0) Comments Font Size: In a presentation that touched on colorful nebula and the wonders of far-flung stars and galaxies, the science overwhelmed the senses and inspired excited gasps and murmurs in the Ardrey Auditorium audience Friday
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B.C. Premier must show she is right person for the jobs
Toronto :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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Everywhere you look these days, politicians are talking about jobs...President Barack Obama urged Congress to pass his American Jobs Act. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has indicated a shift in his economic priorities towards job creation and
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