BC Voters Asked To Keep Reduced HST
British Columbia residents are being asked to vote for the Harmonised Sales Tax during a referendum.
The BC provincial government is hoping that a promise to reduce to tax to 10% by 2014 will result in a vote for the unpopular 12% tax on goods and services in that province
The first 1% reduction would be scheduled for Canada Day, 2012, conditional of course on the re-election of the provincial Liberal Party into office. And transition cheques would also be issued to families and low to modest income seniors.
The ballots for this referendum will be mailed out on June 13th, to be counted on July 22nd. Click here for additional information.
Sony Offers Additional Security
American Playstation Network and Sony Online Entertainment users are now being offered additional security from Debix.
This service, which will protect users from identity theft, is offered free for twelve months. But no news in regards to a Canadian service has been issued yet.
Sony Ericsson Hacked
Sony Ericsson‘s Canadian site has been hacked and information from 2000 of this company’s customers have been posted online.
Though the information doesn’t include credit card information, names, email addresses and passwords have been exposed.
Blockbuster Canada Closing 140 Stores
Blockbuster Canada will be closing 140 stores this month.
Liquidation sales will begin at the target locations on May 27th and the new owner of the chain is attempting to retain the Blockbuster trademark and software for the remaining 260 locations.
No Postal Strike On May 25th
Canada Post as released an update in regards to the postal strike that was scheduled for May 25th, 2011.
There will be no strike action on that day and negotiations are still underway.
UPDATE : Please read the latest blog entries for updates on the postal strike and alternative shipping options.
Canada Post Strike Alternatives
It appears that a strike at Canada Post may be possible as of May 25th, 2011. But, there are alternatives. Some Canadian retailers ship to local stores while others use courier services.
The following Canadian retailers offer an option to ship to their local stores :
The following Canadian retailers offer courier shipping :
chapters.indigo.ca
(Greater Toronto Area)
Sony Style Canada(Major Cities/By Appointment)
Tigerdirect.ca – FREE SHIPPING* on selected PC Deals at TigerDirect!
UPDATE : Please read the latest blog entries for updates on the postal strike and alternative shipping options.