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Cultivating the Golden Files

Hey, what a show!” I was standing at the entrance of our city’s largest garden centre. Stretched out on all sides of me were thousands of tulips of every variety, in gently waving ranks, in every color of the rainbow. On this warm spring day, it was a beautiful and impressive sight. Two of my […]

March 31, 2006

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Auto taxes fuel government revenue not roads

The province of Saskatchewan is sitting on a $184.4-million surplus, which has been sustained by motorist-derived taxes and fees, but rather than pump the funds back into road and highway safety the money is fuelling the province’s general revenue, according to the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA).Provincial gas tax and vehicle fees collected in 2006 will […]

By Canadian Underwriter | February 6, 2006

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Canadian Direct challenges proposed ICBC rate hike

Canadian Direct Insurance, a wholly-owned subsidiary ofCanadian Western Bank, says the ICBC’s recent proposed 6.5% increase in mandatory basic auto insurance premiums is an “unsupportable raid on consumers.”An ICBC competitor, Canadian Direct says the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) should review the government insurer’s proposed rate hike before any action is taken. In late January, according […]

By Canadian Underwriter | February 2, 2006

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Survey pegs Ontario winter tire usage at 29% (January 01, 2006)

Although drivers in Canada are more frequently switching to the use of winter tires during the snowy months, only 29% of Ontario drivers make use of winter tires, according to a recent study by the Canadian Press and Leger Marketing. The results of the study, released by the Transport Canada and the Rubber Association of […]

December 31, 2005

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