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Dear Prime Minister and Respected Members of the Government,
As a Canadian resident living in Alberta for the past eight years, I write to you with deep respect and heartfelt sincerity. My family and I have made our lives here — enduring countless struggles and making every possible effort to build a stable future in this beautiful country we proudly call home.
We arrived in Canada with high hopes and the determination to contribute meaningfully to society. Despite holding PhDs, finding secure employment has been a long and challenging journey. Like many other immigrant families, we faced numerous obstacles — from acquiring Permanent Residency and later working towards citizenship, to navigating the high costs of daycare, rental housing, and essential services. We have paid substantial amounts to IRCC and other institutions during this process.
After years of careful financial planning, sacrifice, and saving, we finally managed to put together the 5% down payment required to purchase our very first home — a dream we have nurtured since the day we arrived. We signed the purchase agreement in good faith, with the closing date set for September 2025.
Shortly after we signed, the government announced the First-Time Home Buyer GST Rebate. While we welcome this progressive and much-needed initiative, it was deeply disheartening to learn that eligibility is currently based on the agreement date, not the closing date.
This policy detail unintentionally excludes families like ours who, due to unavoidable circumstances, had to commit to their home purchase before this announcement (which is unpredictable). We could not have foreseen this benefit, and delaying such a critical life decision was not an option available to us.
Therefore, I sincerely and humbly urge the government to reconsider the eligibility criteria and base the GST rebate on the closing date rather than the agreement date. This change would make the program truly equitable and inclusive for all first-time home buyers, including those who signed before the announcement but will not receive the keys to their homes until much later.
We are just one of many families who have dreamt of homeownership and made countless sacrifices to turn that dream into reality. Please give thoughtful consideration to this request — it would provide much-needed relief and fairness to many hardworking Canadians striving to build a life of dignity and stability.
Thank you very much for your attention and for your continued efforts to support families like ours.
With sincere hope and gratitude,
Aparna
Aparna supported: Make First-Time Home Buyer GST Rebate Based on Closing Date, Not Agreement Date (Canada)Android giving users choice has been the staple point of android OS.
Removing choices like sideloading apps is not the move.
I develop apps for myself, I do not want to be "an approved developer" I don't have time nor care for that.
This action also is the beginning of censorship, and monopolization of android OS. Android started as an open operating system, you have simply turned it into a reskinned Apple OS. Your choice to go anti-consumer is going to hurt. You are not "protecting" anyone
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Val supported: Bring back Valko as a meaningful love interestI’ve been using TV Time for 10+ years back when it was TVShowTime. This app is the app I use the most. It’s pinned to my phone because it’s the top app I use. I’ve spent 10 years writing comments some extremely long, engaging with others building a community. It’s been such a special place to come together with people to discuss TV, especially when you’re the only one you know watching a show, it’s nice to have someone to talk to about it. It’s not just data we will lose years and years of comments, reviews, and community. To not even give us a chance to save it, is so unfair.
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