Campus Bookstores and Student Leaders to Comment on Effect of Book Import Tax

OTTAWA, Nov. 14 /CNW/ -

WHO:	Wayne Amundson, Executive Director, Campus Stores Canada
	Chris Tabor, Director, Queen's University Bookstore
	Zachary Dayler, National Director, Canadian Alliance of Student Associations
WHAT:	Representatives of Canada's campus bookstores and Canada's university students will comment on the impact of book importation regulations on the cost of learning materials.
WHEN:	Monday, November 15^th at 11:00 AM
WHERE:	Charles Lynch Room, House of Commons
WHY:	Canada's book importation regulations currently contain provisions that inflate the cost of imported reading materials by as much as 15%, costing Canadian post-secondary students about $30 million annually. Representatives will discuss how this private tax on imported books can be eliminated with the stroke of a pen, bringing overnight relief to book prices.

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