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Blog by Kyle Hislop

How do you feel about the Property Transfer Tax?

December 15th, 2008
Property transfer tax is inefficient
Don Cayo, Vancouver Sun
Published: Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Anyone with half a brain -- and it's not clear this necessarily includes the taxman -- needs no in-depth study to finger property transfer taxes as a perverse way for governments to raise money.
For consumers, the "small" bite of several thousand bucks -- one or two per cent of the price of a ...

Bank of Canada drops key interest rate.

December 9th, 2008

Bank of Canada chops key interest rate to 50-year low

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 | 9:28 AM ET 

The Bank of Canada slashed a key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point Tuesday as the central bank moved to combat major economic weakness.

With the interest rate reduction — the biggest drop since one of a similar size in October 2001— the bank's overnight r ...

Chilliwack Real Estate Market for November 2008

December 8th, 2008
Current Chilliwack Real Estate Market Conditions for:
November 2008


                                                                                                                 
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Today's Politics

December 4th, 2008
  In an economic time such as this, we the people of Canada are looking for leadership.  Not just from those who have been appointed the power but also from those who are in the position to support those in power.  It is obvious to everyone, whether voted Liberal, Conservative, NDP or Bloc that what is going on in parliament is nothing more than a power struggle.  The coalition had there eye ...

Chilliwack's MP writes...

December 2nd, 2008
A Political Crisis?

By Chuck Strahl MP

November 29, 2008

  Last week I sent around an update on Canada's economic situation, with the observation that it wasn't a very enjoyable subject to write about.  Unfortunately, this week it appears that our economic
woes are morphing into a political crisis of sorts, at a time when we can least afford it.  What's happening in Ottawa is bordering on ...
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