Budget 2013
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NDP calls Conservative budget plan public relations ‘show’The NDP is accusing the federal Conservatives of fast-tracking its omnibus budget bill.PoliticsMay 3, 2013
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Flaherty to table budget billFinance Minister Jim Flaherty will introduce his latest budget implementation bill on Monday – legislation that has previously proven contentious for the ruling Conservatives.MoneyApr 29, 2013
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Ottawa’s $330M tariff question: Tax hike or bargaining chip?Opposition leaders are up in arms about controversial tariff hikes discreetly slipped into the Conservative government's federal budget. Yet the Canadian Taxpayers Federation isn't batting an eye. The watchdog says the measures create needed leverage in trade talks that will boost exports and the economy. It could backfire though.CanadaApr 17, 2013
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Ottawa cuts tariffs on skates, baby clothes and skisHockey skates, skis, and baby clothing are some of the goods that could soon be a little more affordable.ConsumerApr 1, 2013
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Political Panel: Sunday, March 24This week on The West Block, our political panelists Paul Wells and John Ibbitson tackle the politics of the budget and Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s midterm.PoliticsMar 24, 2013
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Breaking down local impact of federal budgetThe Canada Job Grant is worth $500-million per year to help the unemployed or under-employed, but local skills development groups don't believe its impact will be felt immediately.CanadaMar 22, 2013
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Mayor says Toronto’s transit priority is subway to ScarboroughTORONTO – Mayor Rob Ford reiterated his demand for subway service to Scarborough on Friday claiming Torontonians want “truly rapid” public transit. To help pay for the Ford’s transit priorities, he pointed to the recently released federal budget which detailed plans to invest $53 billion into infrastructure projects over the next 10 years as an extension of...Mar 22, 2013
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Flaherty gives and takes away on tariffsOTTAWA – Canadians will be paying hundreds of millions of dollars more on everything from food to bicycles because of a little-noticed change in tariffs Ottawa places on imports from emerging nations like China and India, say analysts. The change comes from a notice in Thursday’s federal budget that starting in 2015, Canada is “graduating”...MoneyMar 22, 2013
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Wall likes budget training, infrastructureREGINA – Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says overall, he likes what sees in the federal budget. “We were hoping for some infrastructure support and additional Building Canada money. Here we see new Building Canada money that is going to be important for a growing province,” said Wall. The budget includes a renewed infrastructure fund worth...Mar 22, 2013
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Vulnerable job-seekers may not get help: Ontario governmentTORONTO – The governing Liberals say Ontario’s most vulnerable job-seekers may not get the help they need if Ottawa goes ahead with the new skills training plan outlined in the federal budget. The federal Conservatives are planning to divert some of the money they give the provinces to the Canada Jobs Grant program. Brad Duguid...CanadaMar 22, 2013
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