Tag: HST
Week of Nov. 23, 2009
Canada “A Good Place to Do Business” For U.S. FranchisorsIn a recent Financial Post story, Toronto-based franchise lawyer, Larry Weinberg and his...
CRFA Urges Parliament to Reconsider HST
TORONTO — As Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff incites internal party debate over his support of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), while Parliament prepares to...
N.S. HST Hike on Hold
His economic advisors may be recommending it but, for now, Nova Scotia Finance Minister Graham Steele will be holding off on a two per...
Further HST Exemptions Announced
TORONTO – It’s official. After news yesterday that Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty's government would be introducing new exemptions to the harmonized sales tax (HST),...
New HST Exemptions Reported
TORONTO – The Ontario government may be offering a bone to consumers, with reported plans to provide further exemptions on the new harmonized sales...
Anti-HST Rally Staged in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – It didn’t quite generate the support that organizers were hoping, but hundreds of people showed up in downtown Vancouver on Saturday to...
HST Fears Still Loom in B.C.
According to a recent release from the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (CRFA), the budget handed down by the government of British Columbia has...