Sales tax on seeds works against lower carbon footprint, expert and home growers say - CBC News

Canada’s tax regime, which does not levy sales taxes on food no matter how far it has travelled before landing on Canadian store shelves, does impose sales taxes on seeds that people use to grow food in their own backyards. Some home growers say that compromi…

Nicola Moore says it was the pandemic that triggered her interest in growing food. "My parents have always had a garden my whole life," she said. "I never put two and two together until I had a fami… [+7101 chars]

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