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Well done malek, i really like your ideas in this thread, and your reaction to other people trying to drag you into a flame war. i am a programmer as well, we should talk some more.
anyway, a few things i want to say in relation to all this.
yes, i also noticed that it(the raising of the GST) has not happened yet, but, that they are thinking about it. they are only considering it. this is the time to raise your voice and say NO more GST! you don't protest after it's already been raised.
now, i also know that when it's publicized that the government is "thinking" of doing something, that means they WANT to do it, and are testing the waters of public opinion to see if it is supported. I say raising the GST sucks, and i will let them know my opinion.
also a few thoughts on healthcare. i just got back from an awesome lecture on healthcare, given by a woman who has been researching healthcare in Alberta for 40+ years. she gave a very informative and interesting talk about how the privatisation has been detrimental to quality, access, price, and safety of healthcare in the province. over the past 10 years, alberta has gradually moved to a 2 tier health system (even though the govt insits this is not the case) wherby costs are transferred to the user like the united states.
british columbia is currently "thinking" about moving to this style of system (read. the govt wants to do it, and is trying to market it to us)
anyway, the talk was excellent, and more information can be found on the internet. here is one good place to start:
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/pu...ions/pub13.html
and finally, i am also a programmer in canada, i started at a paltry 24,000 a year, and am now making just over 30,000, those are before tax numbers of course. i could make more in the US, but i don't care, i like canada, and i am staying.
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