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Opposition to Luxury Tax

On September 1, the federal government’s controversial luxury tax on high-priced cars, planes and boats came into effect. For now, the power brokers in Ottawa seem determined to persevere with this new tax, despite an outcry from Canadian vehicle and pleasure boat suppliers, as well as warnings from critics that the measure will hurt the economy and turn out to be more trouble than it's worth. The so-called luxury tax applies to cars and personal aircraft with sale prices of over ...