February 2015
"PUTTING MONEY BACK IN THE POCKETS OF CANADIANS"
Politicians do not like talking about taxes unless of course they are cutting them, or as the Conservative government keeps telling Canadians, “putting money back in their pockets”.
Read MoreJOE OLIVER VISITS TURKEY
“Our Government’s sound economic management and unwavering commitment to balance the budget this year—while creating jobs, growth and long-term prosperity for Canadians—has resulted in a resilient economic performance in a challenging global economy. As Canada is doing with its Economic Action Plan, we encourage G-20 countries to follow through on their commitments to create jobs and a strong, sustainable and balanced global economy.”
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WAKE UP JOE THE BUDGERT WILL BE BALANCED THIS YERAR
The government has painted itself into the proverbial “political” corner”. In the March 2011 budget, the government made a commitment “to return to balanced budgets by 2015-16 at the latest”.
Read MoreOUR GRANDCHILDREN WILL BE REALLY ANGRY WITH US
For the past several weeks, politicians and the media have been arguing over Joe Oliver’s decision to delay the budget until after March 31st. If the Finance Minister keeps to his word, the earliest the budget could be tabled would be in the week of April 20th. The later the budget is tabled, the less time there is to ensure timely passage of any accompanying legislation, without the use of time limits and closure.
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