Most Canadians support taxing pot, poll finds
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Hot on the heels of a national report that the number of Canadians who smoke pot has doubled in a decade, marijuana advocates say their own polls shows strong support for taxing the drug.
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We want cheaper petrol Green taxes are being used by the government to raise revenues, rather than tackle climate change, and are socially unjust and bad news for consumers . These are the conclusions of the Taxpayers Alliance (TPA), a right-wing lobby group dedicated to a low-tax society.â¦
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Good news for ageing hippies: smoking pot may stave off Alzheimer's disease.
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The BC government has decided to reduce the provincial sales tax by one-half of a percentage point. Starting Thursday, the provincial tax rate will fall to 7 per cent from 7.5 per cent.
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According to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, the province is hooked on gambling. Reacting to a study that shows that 4.8 per cent of problem gamblers account for about 35 percent of all provincial gaming revenues, McGuinty said:
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The poll by the nation&#39;s largest advocacy group for seniors also found that nearly 50 percent of those surveyed believe marijuana has medical benefits.
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A new survey finds most Canadians don&#39;t like the idea of big bank mergers. An Ipsos Reid survey shows that 60 per cent of respondents say it would be in their best interests if the federal government rejects the idea.
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The Spitzer administration has proposed a $3.50-a-gram tax on marijuana and a $200-a-gram tax on other illegal drugs like cocaine. Some experts are skeptical.
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A cannabis medicine made by UK biotech firm GW Pharmaceuticals is set to be approved in Canada, sending its shares 6% higher.
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MONTREAL (CP) - Nearly 460,000 Canadians on the federal payroll are eligible to be reimbursed tax-free for using their cars on government business, according to documents obtained by The Canadian Press.
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More than 40 percent of Americans think free trade is a good idea, but residents of the world's biggest economy are split over whether trade pacts hurt or help them personally, according to a poll released on Tuesday.
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Restrain the presses. In a new poll, the Canadian Medical Association found declining public satisfaction with medicare. Released one month before Prime Minister Paul Martin sits down in Ottawa to talk about the health-care system with the premiers, it ...
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A prescription cannabis medicine made by UK biotech firm GW Pharmaceuticals is set to be approved in Canada, sending its shares more than 8% higher.
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OTTAWA, Nov. 1 -- Canada&#39;s Liberal government reintroduced legislation Monday to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana, drawing criticism that this could prompt a clampdown at the US border.
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OTTAWA - More Canadians are quitting smoking, but the number who eventually return to the habit has remained the same, according to a Statistics Canada study.
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WASHINGTON -- A major rewrite of corporate tax law that would end a trade dispute with Europe won congressional negotiators' backing yesterday after House Republicans beat back efforts to increase tobacco regulation. The measure would repeal a tax break for thousands of US exporters that the World Trade Organization ruled illegal. As a replacement, it offers more than $140 billion ...
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Canada&#39;s Liberal government has reintroduced legislation to decriminalise the possession of small amounts of marijuana, drawing criticism that this could prompt a clampdown at the US border.