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Cricket Canada consults experts after CEO charged with theft and fraud Cricket Canada says it is “consulting with legal and governance experts to determine the appropriate course of action” in the wake of CEO Salman Khan being charged with theft and fraud. Continued on Page 6...
Fraser Health warns of unauthorized Ayurvedic Products sold in Surrey
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Canadians will wake up to much lower gas & diesel prices on April 1 and that’s no joke The cost of filling up your vehicle is slated to go down significantly on April 1, and that’s not an April fool’s joke. Newly sworn-in Prime Minister Mark Carney signed a prime ministerial directive to remove the consumer carbon tax effective April 1. What is the carbon tax? This tax is applied to fuels such as gasoline, diesel, natural gas and propane. It also impacts electricity rates as carbon pricing is applied to natural gas-fired electricity generation. While Ontarians won’t get much of a reprieve from their home-heating bill, as the tax is being removed at the end of the winter season, drivers will notice an immediate price drop at the pumps. Price drop at the gas pump
Drivers currently pay a carbon tax of 17.61 cents per litre of gasoline and 21.39 cents per litre of diesel — both figures had been scheduled to increase April 1 — but the price decrease will be even greater than that, points out Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy. That’s because there’s a tax on the tax as we pay an HST on the above carbon pricing. Continued on Page 6...
Tesla accused of gaming Canada’s EV rebate program
Fraser Health is warning the public about the health risks associated with unauthorized Ayurvedic medicine sold by All in One Wholesale Cash and Carry in Surrey. The products may be contaminated with heavy metals, such as lead, mercury, arsenic and other heavy metals. Continued on Page 7...
Much like the U.S., Canada too has an EV rebate program to encourage more car buyers to go fully electric. The program was so popular that it was set to shut down early, and many car dealerships are claiming Tesla pulled a possibly illegal stunt to take most of the program’s remaining funds, which shut the program down even earlier. If true, it means Tesla created an unfair advantage to take over half of the CAD
71 million left in the program, leaving many car dealerships unable to get rebates they otherwise would have. How did Tesla game the system? In the waning days of the rebate program, it seems Tesla over-reported the number of cars it sold. Across four different Tesla dealerships in Canada, the company claimed it sold over 8,600 vehicles in three days. Continued on Page 7...
Trudeau collecting two pensions worth $8.4 million The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on party leaders to put an end to a second taxpayer-funded pension for prime ministers, arguing it’s an unnecessary burden on Canadians. “Taxpayers can’t afford to keep covering Ottawa’s perks, and scrapping the prime minister’s second pension would be a good place to start saving money,” said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the CTF. “Prime ministers already earn nearly six times more
than the average Canadian and receive a generous MP pension — there’s no reason for taxpayers to foot the bill for a second one.” According to CTF estimates, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will receive a total of $8.4 million in retirement through two government pensions. His MP pension alone will start at $141,000 per year when he turns 55, amounting to roughly $6.5 million if he lives to 90. Continued on Page 6...
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