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Originally Posted by Do-It-Yourself 
Why are we still bringing this topic up? This inflation is not due to corporate policies/"SONY" brand for that matter, it's the way the economy works in and out of Canada. For one, Canada is focused on a high quality of life standard for its individuals at the expense of the power of its market. A large part that contribute to the inflation is taxes (also taking into account; a greater understanding behind the costs of products and services within a company, transportation costs, duty fees, and revenue taxes/margin).
Also, Canada's population is obviously not nearly as large as US, and our economies of scale are different - meaning that Canada's smaller population doesn't give retailers the same kind of buying power as they do down in the states.
We have to agree that the standard of living in Canada is higher and different than in US. Generally speaking, Canadians get paid much more, as with higher minimum wages and better benefits.
Then another thing is since Canada is a bilingual country, under law all products have to be sold in both English and French which add to manufacturing costs (even $0.05 would make a huge impact).
Otherwise, even though our dollar may be in par give or take, doesn't necessarily mean that every products MUST be sold comparatively to the US market. Given the circumstances, we Canadians are just accustomed to paying so much more. It's just how it is. . .
Why are we still bringing this topic up? This inflation is not due to corporate policies/"SONY" brand for that matter, it's the way the economy works in and out of Canada. For one, Canada is focused on a high quality of life standard for its individuals at the expense of the power of its market. A large part that contribute to the inflation is taxes (also taking into account; a greater understanding behind the costs of products and services within a company, transportation costs, duty fees, and revenue taxes/margin).
Also, Canada's population is obviously not nearly as large as US, and our economies of scale are different - meaning that Canada's smaller population doesn't give retailers the same kind of buying power as they do down in the states.
We have to agree that the standard of living in Canada is higher and different than in US. Generally speaking, Canadians get paid much more, as with higher minimum wages and better benefits.
Then another thing is since Canada is a bilingual country, under law all products have to be sold in both English and French which add to manufacturing costs (even $0.05 would make a huge impact).
Otherwise, even though our dollar may be in par give or take, doesn't necessarily mean that every products MUST be sold comparatively to the US market. Given the circumstances, we Canadians are just accustomed to paying so much more. It's just how it is. . .
But what about Hockey
