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Ralph Goodale: 7 Conservative Tricks To Faking A Balanced Budget

2013-04-26T17:37:34Z

In Budget 2013, the Conservatives claim they'll eliminate their deficit by 2015. Isn't that convenient -- just on the eve of the next federal election! A close look at their financial plans provides ample reason to be suspicious. Here are seven of their fiscal tricks:

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Retailers: Tories' Hidden 'Tax' Means 4 Per Cent Price Hike

2013-04-19T08:21:09Z

OTTAWA — Opposition parties are accusing the Conservative government of hypocrisy after it hid a massive price increase on thousands of everyday con...

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NDP Calls For National Revenue Minister To Defend Cuts

2013-04-09T12:23:17Z

The NDP is calling for National Revenue Minister Gail Shea to defend cuts to the Canada Revenue Agency in the wake of leaked information that 450 Cana...

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Feds Chopping Way More Jobs Than Advertised: Think Tank

2013-04-09T08:50:48Z

OTTAWA - A new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the federal government has misrepresented cuts to the public service, an...

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

2013-04-07T12:10:31Z

OTTAWA - The federal budget axe may be chopping away at citizens' right to information about government, a parliamentary watchdog warns.Suzanne Legaul...

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NDP Wants RCMP Investigation

2013-03-25T12:26:27Z

OTTAWA - The RCMP should investigate last week's federal budget leak about tariff reductions because it could have allowed insiders to manipulate mark...

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Quebec Wants No Part Of Skills Program

2013-03-22T12:01:25Z

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

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'Economic Sabotage'

2013-03-21T19:07:49Z

QUEBEC - Quebec's sovereigntist government expressed fury Thursday over a budget it called a "frontal attack" on the province's economic interests.The...

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IN QUOTES: Reactions To The Budget

2013-03-21T18:19:31Z

Reaction to the Harper government's 2013 federal budget came fast on the (new) heels of Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's appearance in the House of Com...

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LOOK: What You Need To Know About The Budget

2013-03-21T16:30:28Z

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered his eighth budget Thursday afternoon, a document he described as balancing job growth measures with spending c...

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5 Ways The Budget May Affect You

2013-03-21T16:29:24Z

OTTAWA - FIVE WAYS THE FEDERAL BUDGET MAY AFFECT YOU1. If you play sports, equipment might be cheaper.The government is eliminating the tariff on impo...

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Budget Delivers Cheaper Baby Clothes, Golf Clubs, Hockey Gear

2013-03-21T16:27:18Z

OTTAWA — The federal government wants to slash prices on imported baby clothes, golf clubs and hockey equipment, but it plans to raise the cost of f...

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FULL TEXT: Flaherty's Budget Speech

2013-03-21T16:16:58Z

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered the federal budget in the House of Commons. Here are the prepared remarks.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to present C...

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Ottawa Commits To Long-Term Social Housing

2013-03-21T16:10:18Z

OTTAWA - The federal government has confirmed it will play a long-term role in affordable housing, ending several years of uncertainty over whether Ot...

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Cost Of Becoming A Canadian Set To Rise

2013-03-21T16:28:23Z

OTTAWA - The cost of coming to Canada — and becoming a Canadian citizen — is set to rise.Thursday's federal budget suggests the government is eyei...

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Flaherty Delivers 2013 Federal Budget

2013-03-21T16:09:25Z

The federal budget for 2013 has landed.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty stood up in the House of Commons Thursday afternoon after markets closed to d...

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13 Ways The Canada Budget Has Gone Populist

2013-03-21T10:06:16Z

Federal budgets in Canada can be massive documents, outlining the country's plans to slash spending, raise taxes and deal with a annual spending of mo...

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WATCH: What's On Flaherty's Shoe?

2013-03-20T13:04:55Z

OTTAWA - Having all but ruled out new spending, the trick for Jim Flaherty in Thursday's budget is to maintain the impression of "action" in his fifth...

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Hélène Laverdière: Let's Learn From the U.K. and Commit to International Aid

2013-03-19T16:05:59Z

The Harper government would do well to learn from the approach of the Conservative government in the United Kingdom which, in a difficult economic situation, has made the laudable commitment not to cut its aid budget. Scaling back our development assistance is, frankly, out of step with Canadian values.

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First Cut Is The Deepest? Yeah Right

2013-03-19T16:58:42Z

OTTAWA - A year's worth of budget cuts saw dozens of federal programs eliminated in 2012, but when it comes to paring down the deficit, it's not the f...

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Flaherty's Three Budget Priorities

2013-03-19T12:12:58Z

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is signalling he'll make skills training, modernizing the country's crumbling infrastructure and helping the ma...

No Fat Left To Cut

2013-03-18T16:53:48Z

OTTAWA - Canada's top soldier says the armed forces have no fat left to cut ahead of this week's austerity budget.But Gen. Thomas Lawson told the Sena...

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What NDP Wants To See In Federal Budget

2013-03-18T11:50:33Z

The NDP is calling on the Conservative government to fund transit, pensions and health care for veterans in the 2013 federal budget, the party's finan...

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What Tories Plan To Do About 'Looming Skills Crisis'

2013-03-18T09:17:13Z

OTTAWA - It's been almost five years since economist Don Drummond was asked by concerned federal and provincial labour ministers to find solutions to ...

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The Only Soldiers Safe From Budget Cuts?

2013-03-17T14:30:07Z

OTTAWA - It seems the only soldiers who are safe from the coming budget axe are those that parade around Parliament Hill in the changing of the guard ...

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