Throughout my entire life, the GST has been present; however, for many Canadians this is not the case. When I had previously asked some of my older relatives about the introduction of the GST and what it was like, several spoke negatively about it and felt that it was just another instance of the government…

The document that I have chosen to analyze is the “Report of Royal Commission to Enquire into Alleged Complaints Relating to Weighing of Butter and Cheese in Montreal” (Hodgson et al., 1913, pp. 1). The report was published in 1913 responds to issues with the sale of cheese and butter produced in Central Canada, much…

While in Costa Rica last winter, I had an interesting conversation with a local pharmacist. Given my subpar Spanish, it was a pleasant surprise to find that when I walked into the pharmacy the pharmacist working that day happened to be quite fluent in English. We got chatting and when I mentioned I was from…

Since 1972, Canada has imposed a capital gains tax. As defined by the Canada Revenue Agency (2022), “You have a capital gain when you sell, or are considered to have sold, a capital property for more than the total of its adjusted cost base and the outlays and expenses incurred to sell the property.” In…

Despite the formation of Canada in 1867, up until 1982 Canada still did not have a homegrown written constitution. Yes, there existed a constitution known as the Constitution Act, 1867 which provided a framework for governance based on the British governmental system; however, the constitution was created and controlled by British Parliament. In 1980, then…