Higher property taxes attract small business owners’ wrath

Upset by recent tax hikes, some business owners are questioning the logic behind changes to property value assessments

By Elayne Duggan

Just because your commercial property assessment falls doesn’t necessarily mean your taxes will do the same.

For some Centretown businesses and landlords, this is the reality of the new method of assessing property taxes.

Edgar Mitchell, owner of the Duke of Somerset Pub at 352 Somerset West and landlord of a commercial building, expresses frustration with the new tax policy. read more

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Banks promise credibility

The business beat

By Daniel Huot

By now, many of you have heard about the MacKay Report detailing the increasing role banks should play in our society, particularly in the insurance sector.

Banks have not yet touched this lucrative market, and many small insurance brokers in Ottawa, and across Canada in general, fear a disaster if banks sell insurance policies. read more

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