We're talking about 30%+ increases in property tax this year for many businesses outside the core. Might  1% of your revenue, but is higher elsewhere. I'm seeing property tax bills in the $90k range for beltline restaurants. Maybe your business is making the $12 million a year gross to make that 0.8% of revenue, many small biz aren't.

I applaud you for your success and ability to pass on prices. That's not the reality for every business though. At some point, the government needs to stop asking for more, more, more to justify 6%+ wage increases (what city workers are getting this year in step increases + raise) for their workers and a massive expansion in government bureaucracy. 

What cost centres in the City of Calgary budget have increased by more than population growth + inflation over the last five years? Police? Nope. Fire? Nope. Utilities? Nope. Government administration and social spending. That's it. That's your increase. 

It needs to end.