BC
Fuelling the tax revolt: What is wrong with the NDP's anti-HST campaign
The Canadian New Democratic Party (NDP) has devoted much of its energy in recent months to opposing the implementation of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) in Ontario and British Columbia. The new taxes came into effect on July 1, 2010. The HST merges the Goods and Services Tax (GST) with the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) in both provinces. Items covered by the GST that were previously exempt from the PST are included under the new HST.
Much of the Canadian left has been supportive of the anti-HST campaign on the grounds that consumption taxes are regressive (i.e. people pay the same rate of tax regardless of income).
Marc Emery
Marc Scott Emery the "prince of pot" is one of the most famous Canadian marijuana activists and is currently serving a five year prison sentence in an American jail. He is the founder of Cannabis Culture Magazine, the Marijuana Party of Canada and the BC Marijuana Part. A seed-seller turned political prisoner, Emery's arrest was justified as another victory for the supposed War on Drugs. His legacy continues in Canada through his prison blog. He is set to be released July 9, 2014.
The Case
BP oil spill: A Louisiana fisherman's experience
Mike Roberts, a Louisiana fisherman, speaks to an audience in Vancouver about how the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has affected his livelihood and family.
Sign the petition to keep oil supertankers off B.C.'s north coast at: http://www.notankers.ca
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