The Dawn of Tax Freedom Day!
Tax freedom day arrives two days later for Canadians this year
The Fall: Apple’s Cooked Books?
Apple CEO Tim Cook testifies before a Senate Committee about his Company’s tax-avoidance practices.
Underfunded Search and Rescue searches for Government’s lost 3-billion!
The auditor General’s report states that Canada’s Conservative Government can’t account for $3 billion earmarked for ant-terrorism. In the same report he reveals that Canada’s search and rescue capability is seriously hampered by under-funding and old equipment.
Mea Culpa: Bangladesh Factory Collapse
Unsafe garment factory that collapsed killing at least 230 people, made clothing for western chains including Joe Fresh, Walmart, Primark and Dress Barn.
How Tweet it isn’t
Fake Associated Press tweet of fictitious White House explosions causes Dow Jones to plunge 150 points.
RBC Scandal: Royal Bank Calcutta?
Canadians furious as hugely profitable Royal Bank fires Canadian tech workers and hires “temporary foreign workers” from India to replace them.
Merchant Cooks the books
Lawyer Tony Merchant and wife Senator Pana Merchant relax in their Tax Haven in the Cook Islands
LNG Shot!
![BC Liberal Government bases budget on fanciful Liquid Natural Gas [LNG], revenues which may never materialize.](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/25022013a.jpg)
BC Liberal Government bases budget on fanciful projections of LNG, [Liquid Natural Gas] revenues which may never materialize.
Many-headed Hydro?
BC Hydro predicted to lose 1 billion over next 4 years as Liberal Government locked in deals to purchase power from independent power projects at inflated rates.
Canadians now penniless
Today the Royal Canadian Mint eliminates the penny, which costs 1.6 cents to make
