Canada Customs

I just got a parcel from the US, and a bill from Canada Customs for 15.00. The Item was worth 40 dollars but Canada Customs charged me sales tax of 5.00 and charged me a further service charge of 10 dollars to process my 5 dollar sales tax charge.

Does that make sense at all? Charging me to charge me? What is wrong with these people?

I can't believe this is even legal. Not that that matters, they will do it anyway, this government never let a little thing like legality stop them.

There has been an acceleration in the turning away from traditional values in this country, not by people so much as by government. The wholesale adoption of fascist methods is becoming a hallmark of the Conservative government. This is typical of the sneaky way they collect revenue to make up for the cash they throw at corporations and banks. They are transferring the tax load from a balanced loading to one carried on the backs of the poor and shrinking middle class. All done behind our backs of course.

Perhaps next year Customs will add another fee, they will demand a service charge on the service charge on the sales tax... that makes as much sense as anything they do.