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There is nothing as certain as death, taxes and, come Jan. 1 confusion over income tax exemptions for status Indians.
About 150 delegates gathered for a conference on Indians and taxation at a downtown hotel this month to sort out the rules governing Indians' rights not to pay taxes on income in light of a new policy.
The confusion stems from different…
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There is nothing as certain as death, taxes and, come Jan. 1 confusion over income tax exemptions for status Indians.
About 150 delegates gathered for a conference on Indians and taxation at a downtown hotel this month to sort out the rules governing Indians' rights not to pay taxes on income in light of a new policy.
The confusion stems from different…
Page 9
There is nothing as certain as death, taxes and, come Jan. 1 confusion over income tax exemptions for status Indians.
About 150 delegates gathered for a conference on Indians and taxation at a downtown hotel this month to sort out the rules governing Indians' rights not to pay taxes on income in light of a new policy.
The confusion stems from different…
Page 9
There is nothing as certain as death, taxes and, come Jan. 1 confusion over income tax exemptions for status Indians.
About 150 delegates gathered for a conference on Indians and taxation at a downtown hotel this month to sort out the rules governing Indians' rights not to pay taxes on income in light of a new policy.
The confusion stems from different…
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Well, it's here. That wonderfully perplexing season we all know and love as Christmas has arrived for yet another financially draining year. And like every year, I tell myself "Drew, don't get caught up in the whole buying, giving, getting, eating, burping, trying to find my jacket after the last Christmas party mess."
I say this because I don't understand this whole…
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Well, it's here. That wonderfully perplexing season we all know and love as Christmas has arrived for yet another financially draining year. And like every year, I tell myself "Drew, don't get caught up in the whole buying, giving, getting, eating, burping, trying to find my jacket after the last Christmas party mess."
I say this because I don't understand this whole…
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Well, it's here. That wonderfully perplexing season we all know and love as Christmas has arrived for yet another financially draining year. And like every year, I tell myself "Drew, don't get caught up in the whole buying, giving, getting, eating, burping, trying to find my jacket after the last Christmas party mess."
I say this because I don't understand this whole…
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Well, it's here. That wonderfully perplexing season we all know and love as Christmas has arrived for yet another financially draining year. And like every year, I tell myself "Drew, don't get caught up in the whole buying, giving, getting, eating, burping, trying to find my jacket after the last Christmas party mess."
I say this because I don't understand this whole…
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It's Christmas time again.
Each year, as this time approaches, I try to plan something special for my family. This year was no exception.
As I planned for this special day, I remembered my own childhood Christmases.
In my early school years, as this time grew nearer, I used to count the days till Christmas because for me the holidays meant going home. Being…
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Last weeks' interim agreement between the province of B.C. and Natives in Clayoquot Sound over tree harvesting was called "a landmark" by some non-Native
press and "a political coup by Premier Mike Harcourt' by others. Coup is perhaps
more appropriate.
The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council hereditary chiefs were presented with the deal two weeks ago. They have…
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Last weeks' interim agreement between the province of B.C. and Natives in Clayoquot Sound over tree harvesting was called "a landmark" by some non-Native
press and "a political coup by Premier Mike Harcourt' by others. Coup is perhaps
more appropriate.
The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council hereditary chiefs were presented with the deal two weeks ago. They have…
Page 4
Last weeks' interim agreement between the province of B.C. and Natives in Clayoquot Sound over tree harvesting was called "a landmark" by some non-Native
press and "a political coup by Premier Mike Harcourt' by others. Coup is perhaps
more appropriate.
The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council hereditary chiefs were presented with the deal two weeks ago. They have…
Page 4
Last weeks' interim agreement between the province of B.C. and Natives in Clayoquot Sound over tree harvesting was called "a landmark" by some non-Native
press and "a political coup by Premier Mike Harcourt' by others. Coup is perhaps
more appropriate.
The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council hereditary chiefs were presented with the deal two weeks ago. They have…
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Quebec must address Native issues now before tensions between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals escalate, provincial Native Affairs Minister Christos Sirros told the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
"Relations between Natives and non-Natives are worrisome, both for the Quebec government and for the population as a whole.
"There is an urgent need to act because…
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Quebec must address Native issues now before tensions between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals escalate, provincial Native Affairs Minister Christos Sirros told the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
"Relations between Natives and non-Natives are worrisome, both for the Quebec government and for the population as a whole.
"There is an urgent need to act because…