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Budget 2012 Canada

Flaherty Gets Good News Ahead Of Federal Budget

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.26.2012 | Canada Business
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OTTAWA - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has won some fiscal flexibility and an elevated level of comfort ahead of Thursday's budget, with some suggesti...

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Buyouts For Public Service Could Cost Billions

CBC | Posted 05.12.2012 | Canada Politics
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The Harper government's plan to slash an estimated 30,000 public service jobs over the next three years includes hefty golden handshakes ...

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Economists: Risks Of Downturn Diminishing

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.05.2012 | Canada Business
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OTTAWA - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty faces a less bumpy road in seeking to balance the budget in four years, according to economists who briefed the...

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How Canadians Feel About Cuts (Answer May Surprise You)

The Huffington Post Canada | Eric Grenier | Posted 03.02.2012 | Canada Politics
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Canadians appear to be on board with the government’s planned spending cuts. That's the conclusion of a new poll by Nanos Research, which found 5...

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Retirement Age Hike Won't Happen This Decade, Finley Hints

CP | Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.01.2012 | Canada Business
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OTTAWA - Canada's relatively sound fiscal shape means it will not have to ratchet up the retirement age within the space of 10 years, Human Resources ...

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WATCH: Pricey Budget Ads Paid For By You

CP | Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.01.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - When Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced this week that March 29 will be federal budget day, the very first words out of his mouth herald...

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Why Did It Take So Long To Get A Budget Date?

The Huffington Post Canada | Michael Bolen | Posted 02.29.2012 | Canada Politics
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UPDATE: Jim Flaherty has announced that the federal budget will be delivered on Thursday March 29. When is Canada's 2012 federal budget? That's ...

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Flaherty: Next Budget Won't Be Austerity-Driven

CP | Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.24.2012 | Canada Business
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TORONTO - Ottawa will take a moderate approach to government cost-cutting in the budget instead of following in Europe's austerity-driven footsteps, F...

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Watchdog To Tories: You Don't Know What You're Talking About On Pensions

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.17.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - Canada's budget watchdog is firing back at critics who have accused him of flip-flopping in declaring public pension programs sustainable.In ...

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Firm Choice On Raising Old Age Security Age Coming In Budget

CP | Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.16.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - The federal government is poised to issue a firm policy direction on Old Age Security in the upcoming budget centred around raising the age w...

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Flaherty Says Old Age Security Cuts Years Away

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.11.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - Canadians won't have to worry about cuts to elderly benefits for years, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday, hinting that changes won't...

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CBC Braces For Deep Budget Cuts

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.11.2012 | Canada Politics
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MONTREAL - The head of the CBC says he fears that imminent budget cuts might affect programming and is anxious to learn what percentage of funding he ...

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Harper Confirms Old Age Security Is On The Table

CBC | Posted 04.04.2012 | Canada Politics
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The Conservative government is considering increasing the age of eligibility for Canada's Old Age Security system, Prime Minister Stephen...

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Harper Unlikely To Budge On Budget

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.04.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is seeking opposition input into the next federal budget, even though he no longer needs opposition support to ...

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