He also commented that the proposed 2026 Games will be more profitable than the 1994 Games were. Again, when various levels of government are asked to pay for events like this, they are considered a government subsidy, not a profit. Instead of exploring the reuse of many of Victoria’s existing facilities, he proposes to build another big competition swimming pool, cycling track, ice arena and the like. There is a major ice arena in Victoria, at least three in Vancouver and one in Abbotsford that lacks a major tenant. After the Games, he proposes to turn the facilities over to municipalities and universities for “free.” Thanks for the gift! Who will then pay for their ongoing subsidized operating costs? Municipalities and local citizens.
‘Duty of Care’: Holding the Taxman to Account
News Analysis
With tax season approaching and people and businesses across the country preparing to file their taxes, past cases involving taxpayers’ grievances are giving rise to questions about tax collectors’ reciprocal obligation to Canadians: their “duty of care” to provide fair treatment.
In a case in Quebec, a Revenu Québec error led to 16 years of loss and suffering by a restauranteur cumulating now in a lawsuit seeking compensation that he hopes the Supreme Court will hear.
The provincial tax collector had in 2004 wrongly accused restaurant owner Gary Chionis and his wife Isabelle Desbiens of failing to report $1 million in sales. They won their court challenge in 2012 and were refunded the money they had thus far paid to CRA and Revenu Québec. But by then they had accumulated $350,000 in debt to accountants and lawyers.
A new report, released a week before the Kenney government unveils its new budget, says the province s books are shrouded with debt and something needs to be done.