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The Indians have been lied to for so long and beaten down that they are actually thankful for the beatings and the empty promises. WE as a people because the only races are the ones those in control create, we are all JUST one species...human.
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Idiots like this don’t get it. We use cash because it’s legal and none of anyone’s business what I spend my money on. Besides, how does this senator know it’s not being reported?
Sen. Toni VaroneCourtesy X
Western Standard News Services (https://www.westernstandard.news/author/western-standard-desk)
Published on:
10 May 2026, 2:00 pm
A Liberal-appointed senator says rising costs in Canada are pushing more people into the cash economy, warning that tax evasion is becoming a routine part of everyday transactions.
Blacklock's Reporter says Sen. Toni Varone, a former contractor from Ontario, told the Senate banking committee that what she described as a growing underground market is now influencing basic services across the country.
“Living in Canada’s largest urban centre in Toronto, it is becoming more and more prevalent that every time I go to the hairdresser they ask if I pay cash or credit,” Varone said.
“If I am paying cash, the till stays open so to speak. It’s not being reported.”
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