Don't know the exact % in BC other than it is significantly lower than the newer higher rates in Alberta (deliberate choice of the BC govt to not raise it when Alberta did theirs recently). Some gas and oil hunters as a result shifting more of their operations to BC - other than for the reason that the northeast corner of BC (Ft Nelson, Peace country) is rich with gas - new finds all the time. JQ - we gave all the tree huggers free bus ticket to Toronto with the address of the welfare office there too. Re web feet, rumour has it that Michael Phelps is from BC.