The introduction of the Kindle Fire
The available products are the Wi-Fi tablet and Free 3G/Wi-Fi tablet. But we will probably not get the Kindle Fire
Access to those services are two of the major selling points for this tablet, although they could decide to open up an app store in Canada for an international device. I guess only time will tell.
Fifty three Blockbuster Canada stores will be closing on the 25th so they’re offloading their remianing merchandise at 70% off, excluding phones, which I believe may be 50% off.
A list of these 53 stores can be found here. Another 200 locations will be closed on September 30th.
The Canadian dollar has dropped bellow parity with the American greenback, the first time since January 31st. But of course deals can still be found down south, with a bit of comparison shopping.
I’ve managed to find great deals on compact discs and DVDs from the online retailers in the states, even with shipping and handling. And don’t forget, compact disc, DVD and blu-ray orders valued at less than $20 Canadian are not subject to taxes or duties.
Mike & Ike are running a contest and one of the instant win prizes are downloads from Hip Digital Music.
This contest ends November 30th, 2011 and is open to all Canadian residents except residents of Quebec. One entry per week.
Additional information can be found here.
It appears the Conservative Government has omited lawfull access from their latest crime reform bill, named the “Safe Streets and Communities Act“, which was tabled today.
Lawful access may be introduced later. But it appears that the 70,000+ signature Openmedia.ca petition may have caused this delay and may result in a more indepth review of this proposal.
Quebec residents will know if they will be subjected to a provincially collected Harmonized Sales Tax by the end of the month.
The federal government has already set aside $2.2 billion dollars to compensate the provincial government of Quebec and is still in negotiations with Quebec in regards to what will and will not be subject to this tax.
Books and baby cribs, for example, are not subject to the provincial sales tax in the province of Quebec. And consumers are concerned that because GST is charged on those items that these products may be subject to the combined 13% Harmonized Sales Tax.