>Did you obtain this information from an attorney, or is there perhaps some reference you can point me to that makes this interpretation clear?

We have received the official ruling on paper which states the affirmation. For us, this is causing a big problem as it doesn't make any sense. This is lowering our sales and we have to answer to a lot of complains since the change. You can do a search on GST Ruling for Canada and you will be able to obtain some reference phone numbers. I don't know the URL. But, a search on Google will probably be easy to find it.