Thoughts on BC Politics and More

According to the Fraser Institute, tomorrow is Tax Freedom Day ... so, happy almost Tax Freedom Day! If you paid all your taxes up front, you’d give government every dollar you earned up to tomorrow (June 14 th ), Tax Freedom Day. From today onward, you’re finally working for yourself and your family. Because governments impose a litany of taxes—some visible, some hidden—it’s very difficult for Canadians to get a clear sense of all the taxes they pay. That’s why every year the Fraser Institute calculates Tax Freedom Day, a handy measure of the total tax burden imposed on Canadian families by federal, provincial and local governments. To learn more about Tax Freedom Day, check out the Fraser Institutes video , infographics and maybe even take a moment to calculate your own personal Tax Freedom Day on our website . Here are just a few things you may wish to take note of: In 2019, the average Canadian family will earn $117,731 in income and pay an ...

Emily and I live on Tsartlip in Brentwood Bay.  We are raising our kids in the backyard of the same 3/4 acre property that I grew up on. My sister and her husband (my wife's brother) and their three children live in the house we grew up in. My brother lives in a newly renovated cabin, once called "Eddie's Shack" and a woman and her young son live in the old cottage that once housed Mt. Newton Indian Sweaters. My two nephews live in the suite above my sister. Yup it is a full house. Our property is the same age as me. My dad was digging in a double-wide trailer on the lot when I was born. Our family has continuously lived there for the past 43 years. There have been a variety of people who have lived in the various empty rooms, shacks and sheds around the property over the years. Family and friends who needed a place to stay would float through and become a permanent part of the history of this place. Everyone on their own It's fascinating ...