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So-Called 'Jobs Budget' To Cost Jobs, Watchdog Says

So-Called 'Jobs Budget' To Cost Jobs, Watchdog Says

Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press  04.29.2013
OTTAWA - The federal government's most recent "jobs and growth" budget will wind up costing Canada both jobs and economic growth over the...
Flaherty 'Misled' Me, Bike Shop Owner Says

Flaherty 'Misled' Me, Bike Shop Owner Says

Terry Pedwell, The Canadian Press  04.17.2013
OTTAWA - The owner of a bicycle shop where Finance Minister Jim Flaherty last year trumpeted the benefits of his budget says he feels misled.Despite...
NDP Calls For National Revenue Minister To Defend Cuts

NDP Calls For National Revenue Minister To Defend Cuts

04. 9.2013
The NDP is calling for National Revenue Minister Gail Shea to defend cuts to the Canada Revenue Agency in the wake of leaked information...
Budget Axe May Be Chopping Away At Access-To-Info System

Budget Axe May Be Chopping Away At Access-To-Info System

Dean Beeby, The Canadian Press  04. 7.2013
OTTAWA - The federal budget axe may be chopping away at citizens' right to information about government, a parliamentary watchdog warns.Suzanne...
Provinces Must Work to Get Bang for Their Buck Out of Budget 2013

Provinces Must Work to Get Bang for Their Buck Out of Budget 2013

03.26.2013
A major theme of Thursday's Federal Budget was "connecting Canadians with available jobs." And for good reason: Canada faces a major shortage...

Economic Action Plan 2013 Keeps Canada on the Right Track

03.26.2013
Published for the Prince Arthur Herald On March 21, 2013 Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tabled Canada's 2013 budget, Economic Action Plan...
How Canadians Dug Themselves into Debt

How Canadians Dug Themselves into Debt

03.26.2013
One may truly feel for our Minister of Finance, as no one likes to talk and be ignored. Yet, this seems to be an experience Mr. Flaherty...
NDP Wants RCMP Investigation

NDP Wants RCMP Investigation

Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press  03.25.2013
OTTAWA - The RCMP should investigate last week's federal budget leak about tariff reductions because it could have allowed insiders to...

Three Events That Mattered More Than the Budget

03.25.2013
While most attention last week was focused on the Harper government's 2013 budget with all it's wishful thinking, missed opportunities...
Tories 'Moving To Unwind' The PBO: Page

Tories 'Moving To Unwind' The PBO: Page

03.24.2013
Canada's first budget watchdog could also be the last, says the departing public civil servant with 27 years of experience who held the...
Getting Ready For The Next Crisis

Getting Ready For The Next Crisis

James Keller, The Canadian Press  03.22.2013
VANCOUVER - New measures in this week's federal budget targeting tax cheats are aimed at wealthy Canadians who are using schemes with "complicated...
Will This Solve Alberta's Oilpatch Problem?

Will This Solve Alberta's Oilpatch Problem?

Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press  03.22.2013
CALGARY - Alberta business groups say a rejigged skills training program included in the most recent federal budget could offer some relief...
Budget Likely To Widen Canada-U.S. Price Gap

Budget Likely To Widen Canada-U.S. Price Gap

Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press  03.22.2013
OTTAWA - Canadians will be paying hundreds of millions of dollars more on everything from food to bicycles because of a little-noticed...
Quebec Wants No Part Of Skills Program

Quebec Wants No Part Of Skills Program

The Canadian Press  03.22.2013
QUEBEC - The Quebec government has formally requested to be excluded from the new federal skills-training program.The province's pro-independence...
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