Any Canadians in the House?

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So hosers, how are we celebrating Canada Day? Fireworks? BBQ's? Well, some of us lucky sobs get to celebrate it with the birth of the HST. :ness:

BC and Ontario are receiving the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) which is basically a combination of the PST and the GST (however GST seems to be still labeled as an individual tax for now). Anything that wasn't taxed by PST before, will now see an increase in tax of up to 13-15%. Grocery stores, restaurants, and any basic food industry will receive full taxes of up to 13-15%, whereas before they were just 7%. Home hardware stores, furniture stores, renovations and buying a home would potentially cost thousands of dollars more now.

Quite frankly, I'm not at all impressed by this. I'm broke and can't afford to do shit, atm, but in a couple months time (hopefully when/if I get a job) I had plans to buy a new bedroom set, move out into a nice little apartment and buy some deec' furniture... but now that's all gone to shite if it's going to cost nearly 10% more. :mokken:
 
Right here :monster:

HST to is gonna be a major pinch, for sure. I didn't have any big financial plans myself, but now it'll be something to take into account for future plans *sighs*

Also, I'm working July 1st -__-

But the thing I'm paying more attention to is G20 - or rather, the protests that actually broke out in my poor urban Toronto. I admit, it's pretty shocking to see that here o_O
 
I hadn't any huge financial plans either until just recently. Buying a house is also going to be an adventure, in and of itself.

Also I have no idea what's going on about the G20. Just about any/every news report I've seen/heard about it, it just shows a police car on fire. Car to shed some light on it for me, plox?
 
From what I've gathered myself (I was out of town on Saturday and pretty much slept during the morning/afternoon Sunday >3>) protesters/rioters/anarchists set 4 police cars on fire. Damaged plenty of other stuff like building doors and windows, and some theft I believe. Over 400 people were arrested too.
 
Okay. >_> But I have no idea why. xD What is the whole deal with the G20? I asked my mum and she just mentioned something about the top 20 leaders of the countries of the world were gathering for something...?
 
That's pretty much the gist of it. It's a volatile situations since it's friggin' 20 countries' leaders coming together in one public place. G20 is suppose to be the chance to talk about financial issues that are on a global scale and, like, talk about issues that need funding and such...I think :hmmm:
 
Hrm.. Strange, yet I only cared to know about it yesterday when all I saw were police cars on fire. Goooo Canada, making us proud. :hmmm:

Here's a funding issue CUT THE HST. :rage:
 
Personally, I'm not doing much of anything. However, during my Quake 3 Arena days, I knew loads of Canadians on Vent. They would get fucking plastered and we all had a good time using them for target practice. Good times were had, and it was all good. I miss those days. :hmmm:
 
....I am very confused and concerned about the above statement.

MOD EDIT: Can we avoid the single line posts please, they are classified as spam and this isn't a spam section. Thank you, carry on.
 
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Nothing confusing about it. I, once upon a time, knew loads of Canadians on an online first person shooter known as Quake 3 Arena. On Canada Day, they would get on Vent (voice chatting program), and they would be plastered (drunk). While they were on Vent playing Quake, all of the non-drunk people would frag (kill) them in game, and good times were had. I miss those days.

Spelled it out for you. :elmo:
 
I just wanted to throw in my two cents on the part of Canada Day. Have loads of good memories about it. :D

However, this HST business does sound rather shitty. Looks like our American stupidity is drifting upstream. Sorry about that. I'll call Obama and try to get him to cut off the leak in Gulf of Shit Ideas. -__-
 
Oh yeah, speaking of "quake", a few days ago we got a earthquake here, which was pretty freaky. Albeit it's wasn't a bad one like you see feature on CNN, but it had a far range and not an everyday thing you'd feel in Toronto o_O

I forget how far the earthquake ran. I heard Montreal, but I don't know...Supposedly a 5.2 range too.
 
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Oh yeah, speaking of "quake", a few days ago we got a earthquake here, which was pretty freaky. Albeit it's wasn't a bad one like you see feature on CNN, but it had a far range and not an everyday thing you'd feel in Toronto o_O

I forget how far the earthquake ran. I heard Montreal, but I don't know...Supposedly a 5.2 range too.
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hahha! that's so funny you guys felt that too. It was near ottawa right? Between there and montreal?
I was at work when it happened and all my customers kept coming and going "DID YOU FEEL IT! DID YOU SHAKE?"
Unfortunately I didn't.. maybe because I was standing on a rubber pad (easier on the knees. but thats stupid and I doubt it anyway). But yeah that was sure the talk of the town around here..
 
I was all the way in BC, and had a friend of England ask me if I felt 'The Earthquake in Canada'... gawd, one thing happens and suddenly we're all supposed to have experienced it.
 
Happy belated Canada's Day :monster:

I spent my day working, serving other people while they enjoyed the day -__-

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Okay, so am I the only one whose face-palming that the most patriotic Canadian commercial is still about beer? >_>
 
I facepalm about it too actually. What about our maple syrup? Or our beavers, or caribou? They're all fantastic Canadiarific things too. D;
 
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