3PM Hour – Hammering away at the HST

Posted Oct 25, 2011 02:26:06 PM.

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The fact that retail sales are down in Nova Scotia is proof that the HST hike in this province is hurting business says Liberal MLA Diana Whalen. Jim Cormier joins us to talk about first contract arbitration. School Board member David Cameron is set to table a motion that will limit the amount of snow days in HRM. Amelia Demarco talks about HRM’s BizPal program that is taking heat from the province’s independent business group.

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