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It now costs more to afford basic necessities in Calgary than in Vancouver, Toronto: StatsCan (www.cbc.ca)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You would expect that not having a provincial sales tax would bring the cost of necessities down

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Why? That's 7-15% margin that retailers are just leaving on the table?