By Warren McNeil,

I wanted to write a Happy Canada Day and July 4th blog post but I was away at the cottage.. Our cottage is in the Muskokas near the site of the 2010 G8 Summit in Huntsville. The Muskokas are beautiful this time of year. We had beautiful weather and the water was warm. 

A couple of my favourite things about the cottage are the water and wildlife. It is not uncommon for deer to get close to the cottage because they are so used to people. Wednesday and Thursday night we saw some fireworks over the lake.. All and all it was a good time.. Can`t wait to go back!

So while I was away, the Ontario government implemented the HST tax!!! Time will tell what kind of negative/positive impact this tax will have.. I already noticed the difference in the gas prices.. On Wednesday gas prices were 92 cents a litre and Thursday they went up to 1.09 at some stations… That is huge! We will have to see what kind of impact this will have on the real estate market. I think as Canadians we will just accept it as is… What choice do we have! It’s not like we can boycott paying taxes… To quote Benjamin Franklin, “Nothing is Certain But Death and Taxes”.

Someday I want to celebrate the 4th of July in the US.. Its on my bucket list… I just need to time the vacation.. I think Vegas would be a good place to celebrate July 4th.. Vegas would be fun anytime but I am sure that they put on quite the show in the city that never sleeps. New York City would also be cool.. Where is your favourite place to celebrate July 4th?

Before I go, check out my 10 week old Chihuahua.. She was out of control!!!

Thanks for reading and Happy Belated Canada Day and July 4th!