While only Ontario, British Columbia and the Atlantic provinces are subject to paying HST, other provinces feel the effects of the HST as well. This is especially apparent when it comes to ordering and shipping goods and products across provincial border lines.
Residents of provinces that have adopted the HST have most likely experienced an automatic harmonized sales tax applied to products that are ordered or shipped to their residences. What is not as readily experienced or known is that residences of provinces that have not adopted the HST will have …

There has been a disturbance in the province surrounding the recent installations of smart meters as ordered by BC Hydro. Homes and businesses are receiving the new meters while the old analogue electrical meters are being removed. Citizens on Vancouver Island are especially upset with the action and have begun collecting signatures protesting the change.
According to the Stop Smart Meters group based in Nanaimo, the new smart meters have been reported to have adverse health effects due to exposure to the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the devices. This is cause …

With winter setting in across the country, Canadians are seeing their heating bills rise and in Ontario, the addition of the HST on their bills has some citizens concerned.
A major debate in the recent Provincial election, removing the HST from heating costs has created tensions in Parliament and has led to a bill being introduced to address the issue.  MPP Michael Mantha who represents Northern Ontario constituents was the one responsible for bringing the bill to Parliament in hopes that it would bring about changes.
In a close vote of 54-50, …