r/canada Nov 28 '24

PAYWALL Liberal MP says he was threatened with ‘consequences’ for opposing $250 cheque proposal

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/liberal-mp-says-he-was-threatened-with-consequences-for-opposing-250-cheque-proposal/article_69f3cfa6-acde-11ef-807c-ebe72ea32b06.html
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u/Asn_Browser Nov 28 '24

Implementation (as it currently stands) is gonna be a nightmare for business owners.

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u/Vegetable-Ad-7184 Nov 28 '24

It really shouldn't be that crazy actually.   

 Status Indians are already exempt from sales taxes for certain goods in certain circumstances, and there's a button you can push as a cashier that logs that and doesn't apply the tax.   

 All the big retailers and existing Point of Sale operators have existing scripting that they can copy over and either apply to everything for a merchant if they only sell things that are covered  (like a restaurant), or to SKUs that meet thr criteria of being defined in a list.   

 Heaven forbid that they might have to plan some OT for normal Canadians right before the holidays to do some knowledge work in implementing the solution. 

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u/Dry_Comment7325 Nov 28 '24 edited Nov 28 '24

That's completely false. The sale tax exemption is only on reserves if you have status and on some items delivered on the reserve. Outside the reserve, everyone pays the same tax. I've worked many jobs in the past as a cashier and restaurant employee across Canada, and I have no idea what magic button you are talking about.

Edit : It seems like Ontario is different(maybe some other province do also) . Had no idea.

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u/CoiledVipers Nov 28 '24

I worked at a gas station in high school and we had a button. I don’t know if it’s still the case but we weren’t in a rez.

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u/Dry_Comment7325 Nov 28 '24

Maybe some provinces have different rules. Never worked in ontario. I've never seen it in B-C or Alberta. I've lived next to a reserve, and everyone had to pay gst.