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Peter Hermant: Paja chief says his firm retains related businesses.
Peter Hermant: Paja chief says his firm retains related businesses.

Peter Hermant: Paja chief says his firm retains related businesses.

Date6/13/1988
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128349F
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Slacking seizures: Tough times have forced commercial landlords to negotiate for back rent instead of evicting businesses - and that's hurting his business, says Al Stanley, who works with Dorie Wallace at Durham Balliff Services
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It doesn't work: Ken McLennan, standing, with draftsman Everton Martin, says competitive bids on construction contracts -- intended to keep prices down for taxpayers and businesses -- have the opposite effect
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Ways to cheat: Geoffrey Hale, policy director for the Canadian Organization of Small Businesses, says store owners can evade the tax man by ringing up no sale and pocketing the cash
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