Personally I think it's a conflict of interest and should be treated as a monopoly on a domain extension.
I think all registrars/registry owners should not be allowed to register or hold domains.
Same thing goes in Canada for TBR, we all know there are large scale holds where registrars keep...
I can guarantee FAST TRANSFER lies at the root of some of these issues, one would have to be a moron to use fast transfer on a high end valuable domain.
I have been warning about fast transfer for quite a while and would never use it.
The danger of GoDaddy/Afternic Fast Transfer
Agreed, the tax is irrelevant if you have a real business. I get it all back and being HST compliant, I can claim the tax back on my office chair purchase as well.
I make money on HST because all the tax on expenses can be claimed back.
Im considering leaving Canada for some place tropical if the Liberals win.
Now that I am winding down my other businesses there is no reason to stay. Taxes are insane and health care sucks.