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Mad as hell: Greengrocer Gus Karagianis has gathered 3,000 signatures opposing the 9 per cent tax
Mad as hell: Greengrocer Gus Karagianis has gathered 3,000 signatures opposing the 9 per cent tax

Mad as hell: Greengrocer Gus Karagianis has gathered 3,000 signatures opposing the 9 per cent tax

Date9/1/1989
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Bundles of support: Gordon Hutchinson (left), deputy commissioner of parks and recreation for North York, holds bundles of signatures from borough residents while Michael Nagy, chairman of the North York Olympic Committee, holds one of the bundles open to show some of signatures on a letter
Bundles of support: Gordon Hutchinson (left), deputy commissioner of parks and recreation for North York, holds bundles of signatures from borough residents while Michael Nagy, chairman of the North York Olympic Committee, holds one of the bundles open to show some of signatures on a letter
7/7/1976
Testing the tax: U of T economist Peter Dungan and a colleague concluded in a study that a 9 per cent federal sales tax is likely to push by inflation.
Testing the tax: U of T economist Peter Dungan and a colleague concluded in a study that a 9 per cent federal sales tax is likely to push by inflation.
8/15/1989
Ontario symbol? Paul and Denese Coulbeck-Gipson have almost 1,000 signatures on a petition to have the bluebird named Ontario's official bird. They say that with its cheery song, it's a perfect symbol of all that's good about the province.
Ontario symbol? Paul and Denese Coulbeck-Gipson have almost 1,000 signatures on a petition to have the bluebird named Ontario's official bird. They say that with its cheery song, it's a perfect symbol of all that's good about the province.
2/26/1984
Blunt Message: From Weyburn, Sask., retired rancher Ray Balley says people would be mad enough to send in the troops if Quebec tried to get out of paying its 25 per cent share of the debt.
Blunt Message: From Weyburn, Sask., retired rancher Ray Balley says people would be mad enough to send in the troops if Quebec tried to get out of paying its 25 per cent share of the debt.
4/27/1992
Just like any other tax: Lawyer Andy Friedman, above, says we are the only country that still penalizes manufatcurers with a 13.5-per-cent tax.
Just like any other tax: Lawyer Andy Friedman, above, says we are the only country that still penalizes manufatcurers with a 13.5-per-cent tax.
10/10/1990
Gift of sight: Mornine Poonah, 56, was blind in one eye, and had only 1 per cent vision in the other, before an operation last year by mississauga ophthalmologist Dr. Brian Newbigin. Now she has 25 per cent vision in one eye, which is improving steadily as she becomes accustomed to her glasses.
Gift of sight: Mornine Poonah, 56, was blind in one eye, and had only 1 per cent vision in the other, before an operation last year by mississauga ophthalmologist Dr. Brian Newbigin. Now she has 25 per cent vision in one eye, which is improving steadily as she becomes accustomed to her glasses.
3/4/1982
Campaign manager: Kenneth Barnes, president of the Canadian Advertising Advisory Board, helped organize the forces which will take Newfoundland to court over its 4-per-cent tax on advertising.
Campaign manager: Kenneth Barnes, president of the Canadian Advertising Advisory Board, helped organize the forces which will take Newfoundland to court over its 4-per-cent tax on advertising.
10/9/1981
Business demolished? Renovator Terry Mills fears that many jobs will disappear when the proposed 7 per cent goods and services tax takes effect.
Business demolished? Renovator Terry Mills fears that many jobs will disappear when the proposed 7 per cent goods and services tax takes effect.
3/26/1990
Retailer Gordon Frattini, above, complains that reduction in sales tax from 7 to 4 per cent will cost him $70 for adjustments to his electronic cash register
Retailer Gordon Frattini, above, complains that reduction in sales tax from 7 to 4 per cent will cost him $70 for adjustments to his electronic cash register
4/14/1978
Collecting Tax for the Ontario government without pay has been a sore point with retailers, says Harry Botnick, a Yonge St. jeweller. He'll get $20 to $25 a month under the new budget for the couple of hours a month he spends totalling the tax.
Collecting Tax for the Ontario government without pay has been a sore point with retailers, says Harry Botnick, a Yonge St. jeweller. He'll get $20 to $25 a month under the new budget for the couple of hours a month he spends totalling the tax.
4/8/1975
Gold with vice-president Derek Ford, left, has been business increase 20 per cent over last year, despite recession
Gold with vice-president Derek Ford, left, has been business increase 20 per cent over last year, despite recession
11/4/1982
Strategies: Gold, with vice-president Derek Ford left, has been business increase 20 per cent over last year, despite recession.
Strategies: Gold, with vice-president Derek Ford left, has been business increase 20 per cent over last year, despite recession.
11/4/1982