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Sudbury, your CRA drop box is gone. Good luck.

Your CRA drop box is gone. Good luck, Sudbury.

Bonjour du Nord — c'est Sudbury, on lâche pas. Let's go. So, the Canada Revenue Agency is shutting down all its drop box filing systems after tax season. Apparently, they're going all digital, eh? Ben là, for us up here in Sudbury, that's not just an inconvenience, that's a whole other layer of stress for people already digging out from under a mountain of snow, literally. You think everyone in the Flour Mill or over in Copper Cliff has reliable, high-speed internet and a printer at home? Voyons donc. We're still trying to get our roads cleared after that historic snowfall, and now the feds want to make it harder for folks who might not have easy access to a computer or live way out past Lively to file their taxes.

For a city like Sudbury, where not everyone has a car, and getting downtown to the main post office can be a trek on a good day, this is a real problem. Some of our seniors, some of our neighbours who don't have fancy home offices, they rely on those drop boxes. It's like Ottawa forgets there's a whole world north of Barrie, a world where sometimes you gotta drive a bit to get to your next service. This isn't just about 'digital convenience,' it's about accessibility, and frankly, it feels like another example of the south just not getting how things work up here. We're a resourceful bunch, but honestly, it's like they're trying to mine every last bit of patience out of us.

Our crew on the Morning Wire is always drilling down on this kind of stuff — catch them live at mornings.live.

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