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u - WAIERUX) ()1me -We:dneaday. February is, 2013 I N 0 answers for overpriced hockey pants and auto parts mid the cold southern Ontario winter Senate to examine the problem and report In business sector is a positive ' Oshawa could he at .3 dealer- Alast week. the Canadian Senate backtothepublic. . measuie. ’ Ship Within walking distance of released a much anticipated report . Hahefly himself admitted he was mysu- Last summer the Retail the factory where the (heinolet on an issue of immense interest to busi- (led by the issue and was looking for Councrl of Canada. an organi- Camarowasassembled'and pay nesses and consumers across the nation. answers sooner rather than later. zation with a long record of lob- $5,000 more than the list price For the past few years, as the Canadian That report was released last week and bying all levels of government in Hawaii. The positive news for dollar has been on par with the United whether anyone in Canadaqncluding the on mgr Canadian prices. asked Canadian consumers. if this is States greenback or above, residents on the federal government. is more informed than Ottawa to level theplaying field ‘ positive, is a lower gap for Ye'hlr north side of the border have become bewil- one month ago is highly questionable. One for retailers. starting With the 1‘ clear at the low end of the pricrng dared over price differentials between the media report noted that of the four main elimination of tari s on fin- scale. twocountries. recommendations from the Senate. three ishedgoods. . 4 V _Doug Porter. chief econo- The variances Occur across almogt all proposed ftmhersrudyand analysis. The councrl noted that tariffs 4 ' nus! at BMO Nesbltt Burns and consumer products â€"- from hair shampoo The major proposal for addressing the on products likedothea, hockey a frequent speaker at events in to clothes to books Consumer and business price differential revolves around cutting equipment and footwear are Waterloo Region and across irritation became so intense that two years tariffs and eliminating trade barriers. which paid by the retailer tothe Cam- z; Canada. was quoted last week ago Finance Minister lim Flaheny asked the from the general perspective of the Canadiâ€" dian govemrnent: Historically, .7 __ m 9. as saying the issue of price all» these tariffs were implemented ferentials is complicated and to protect domestic manufac~ there is little that policy makers rulers. however very few ofthe candotoaddresstheissue - ~w ' - _ aforementioned goods are still Perhaps the biggest problem produced here. is the overvaluau'on of the Cana- Many national broadcasters used the dian dollar which should be in the 90 cent example last week of hockey pants made in range? . China that were exponentially mom expen- A report in one of Canada's national sivehm than state side. Obvlomly. produc- newspapers last week cited David Shepherd era in Canada know the easiest route for of Kitchener noting an intake manifold for 5 elidtinginterestintheirstorieaiatomake hiscaroostflélOinCanadaandslSZinthe ; reference to the national pastime. Ameri- United States. From his perspective. unless 1 ‘ cans paylngleasbrequipment isabhorrent. the tariffs on these items are in the triple a. ~‘. in southern Ontario. an issue that can digits. these charges alone cannot be the H O L I S T I ‘ if potentially initiate more discussions than soleirifluenoe on price. theprice ofhodrey pants istheprice ofcars. At the end of the day there remains a ~ A large percentage of drivers here have mountain of discrepancies for Canadian F I N A N ‘ l A L some interesting anecdotes related to per- politicians, businesses and consumers. but 4. sonal or family experiences with cheaper few answers. 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