The GST was new on this day in 1991, and 'tax logic' meant it applied to condoms -- but not pregnancy tests. | cbc_archives
Posted: Jan 02, 2020 8:30 AM ET | Last Updated: January 2
Whether they were paying it or charging it, Canadians were unclear on what was expected and what to expect — and it only got worse on Jan. 2. In Toronto, taxi drivers lined up — and paid $35 plus GST for the privilege — to install new meters in their cars that would add the GST to each fare.An estimated 10,000 calls had already come in to one GST information office, and there were two more like it.Kennedy said Ottawa had pledged that prices would come down because there was no more Manufacturers Sales Tax.
In Regina, the GST was charged inconsistently on milk in "small containers," depending who was selling it.
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