Lazlo, most of what you say is spot on (especially pilot's salaries) but your tax info is either very old or is from Québec, BC or the Maritimes. Ontario has been cutting income tax rates every year since 1996 (the fed also made a cut last year but it's too small to notice and got wiped out by a premium hike for the Canada Ponzi Plan), for 2000 most middle-income earners pay ~35% and the top rate (at $85,000/year) is now ~41%. My advice to foreigners is to settle in Ontario or Alberta if possible- Ontario has the lowest income tax rates and Alberta has the lowest overall tax burden. Avoid Québec & BC like the plague- crippling taxes and "in your face" government that's crippled the economy.
Pigboat, the flies up north are so big that ATC vectors us around them
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Nuke the rainforest- it's more efficient than logging.