Various Stuff

Writing this post from Calgary airport en route for visit to family and friends in Saskatchewan. A good 'post tax season' get away even though not everything is done... But pressure time is over at least for now.

Still have some responsibilities in NGO's in Ottawa. Dealt with one of them by phone and email from here.

Very happy at upbeat mood of son-in-law with whom I spoke a day or so ago.

Others are commenting on current happenings in Parliament. From where I sit, the Speaker's ruling on detainee documents was a good one. Parliamentarians of all stripes must co-operate to ensure MPs have access.

I hear folks still venting about HST. Do those who vent have an alternative to ensure public agency has resources to carry on all the worthwhile public programs and services? Consumption taxes like HST are regressive but low income earner tax credits/rebates lessen impact. One can argue about levels of credits/rebates but the reality is consumption taxes are here to stay.