prodigalsorcerer

Are there any non-founding-member countries that kept their own currency?

I believe it's mandatory for all new members.

There were exceptions when the EU was formed for things like currency, but I don't think they're allowing that anymore. If the UK wanted to rejoin, they'd have to switch to the Euro - they had a lot of favourable exceptions made for them to be in the EU in the first place, and they just gave them up.

While it's great to support all these Canadian chains, chances are there's a locally owned restaurant near you that is much better than any of these. Support Canada of course, but supporting local independent businesses is even better.

This article doesn't talk about small brewers though. It's talking about the two largest beer companies in Canada. Yes, interprovincial trade will kill Labatt and Molson production in Newfoundland, as they move production inland to gain benefits from economies of scale. But small brewers will be fine. They might even see a growth as they gain access to bigger markets.

It's just two different markets. Craft/local beer is one market, and really doesn't compete at all with the likes of Molson and Labatt.

Wouldn't that mean that getting things onto the island is also expensive?

Also notice that this article only mentions the giant multi-national brewers Labatt and Molson. Small craft brewers will be fine, they're already more expensive (and better) than the mass-produced stuff.

This certainly sucks for the 110 or so workers that work for Labatt and Molson. I guess it's possible that the interprovincial trade rules could be modified so that only small companies are allowed free trade, preventing Molson and Labatt from pulling out, but still allowing people to buy craft beers from across the country. Not sure how easy it would be to define "small" though.

Oh yeah, the person going around sexually assaulting people is going to respect a sign stating "do not enter".

It's also not a war crime if you're not enlisted.

His stated goal is to replace it with something similar but with better branding.

Consider that this effectively kills 90% of PP's campaign rhetoric, and that if PP were to be elected, you'd lose the tax anyway without a replacement.

Per your edit: Does joining the EU require retroactive compliance? Or is it just "follow these standards going forward"?

As far as I know, he's only planning on cutting the carbon tax ("taxes that divide us"). The carbon tax doesn't fund health care.

It's cheaper to mail a package or letter from US to Canada than it is to mail that same package within Canada (taxes notwithstanding).

British citizenship only passes down one generation to those born outside the UK (same as Canadian).