Dec. 14: The GST/HST tax holiday begins today until February 15

Dec. 14: The GST/HST tax holiday begins today until February 15

Author: Global News / Curiouscast December 15, 2024 Duration: 15:03
The GST/HST tax holiday begins today until February 15. A poorly timed and thought-out doomed-to-fail effort by Trudeau to score points with voters? - Or, something else? Elon Musk's personal fortune reached $447 billion, with $62.5 billion added to Musk's bank accounts in one day last week. A coming tariffs showdown between Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau and Mexico's president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo? Expected and unavoidable impact on Canadian, U.S. and Mexican consumers? The Bank of Canada reduces the interest rate by 50 basis points. The positive or negative move by the Bank of Canada? Guest: Dr. Eric Kam. Macroeconomist at Toronto Metropolitan University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dec. 7: What is Canadians' view of the so-called GST tax holiday [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:35
In national polling by Leger Marketing, what is Canadians' view of the so-called GST tax holiday from December 14 to February 15? And who do Canadians side with/support on the issue of strengthening border security on ou…
Roy Green Show Podcast December 1st: Representatives of migrant worker groups insisting they will not be leaving Canada, the impact of the Canada post strikes, kids using social media and how did the meeting between the Premiers and the Prime Minister go? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:15
Today’s podcast: 4.9 million visitor visas to Canada will have expired between September of this year and December of 2025. Canada's immigration minister expects "the vast majority will leave voluntarily. Does experience…
Dec. 1: How the Javier Milei is revolutionizing Argentina [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:42
"My contempt for the state is infinite." Javier Milei. Argentina's new president quoted in The Economist. Milei told the WEF in his speech that government is not the solution, government is the problem and ended with "lo…
Dec. 1: The impacts of the Canada Post strike [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:27
The Canadian Federation of Business released information that 4% of its small and medium-sized business members nationally support the federal government's GST/HST holiday between December 14 and February 15. - The Canad…