Mail or fax it to local media at least 2 weeks prior to an event, preferably 3 or 4. This Goods and Solutions Tax (G.S.T.) of five percent (as at January 1, 2008) applies to many Canadian deals. In Canada, exports are "zero-rated" sales for G.S.T. functions. The concept, I suppose, is to encourage exporting. As a result, I eliminated these homes as quick as I possibly could.