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Politics Today March 24, 2013
On this edition of “Politics Today” RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda focussed on the two main political stories of the past week: the federal budget and the end of the five year appointment of Kevin Page as...
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Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer says she’s not getting requested...
Sonia L’Heureux, Canada’s interim Parliamentary Budget Officer, says Canadian government departments and agencies have once again failed to provide requested information so that she can do an analysis...
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Despite years of deficits, Canadian government predicts $3.7B surplus for...
Listen According to Canada’s finance minister, the federal government is not only on track to balance the budget by 2014-15, it will also end seven years of deficits and emerge with a surplus by the...
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New budget in province of Ontario could set off election
“This Budget looks not only at the days ahead but at the next decade,” said the province of Ontario’s Finance Minister Charles Sousa. “We are laying out a robust plan for a strong Ontario with more...
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Canada’s Finance Minister downplays impact of tax measures leak
Canada’s Finance Minister Joe Oliver says he was very concerned by an “adminstrative error” last week which revealed government tax measures on the Finance ministry’s website. In a press conference...
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Politics Today – January 18, 2015
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda reports on a two-day strategy session of Canada’s Official Opposition NDP party in preparation for a federal election this year. He also reports...
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Official Opposition to government: Small business tax break was our idea, and...
Canada’s Official Opposition NDP party leader Thomas Mulcair questioned whether small business owners could really trust the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper two days after the...
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Bank predicts $90 billion in deficits
One of Canada’s major banks predicts the government could run a deficit of $90 billion over the next four years of its mandate, reports Canadian Press. The current Liberal government was elected in...
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Nearly half of Canadians close to defaulting on bills
It’s a shocking finding but a poll last month found that nearly half of Canadians are within a mere 200 dollars of defaulting on bills and debt payments. It truly seems like a worrisome number of...
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A call for water funding and a dedicated minister
March 22 is World Water Day. It is also budget day in Canada and the Council of Canadians is calling on the government to budget $7.4 billion to expand the protection of water. The citizens’ group...
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Budget 2016: Ottawa forecasts $29.4B deficit
The Liberal government unveiled its first federal budget on Tuesday, outlining the new government’s plans to spend billions on infrastructure projects and tax benefits for the middle class amid a sea...
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Liberals promise $81B in new infrastructure spending to kick-start sluggish...
The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is responding to the stubborn sluggishness of Canadian economy by boosting infrastructure spending while making it easier for the private sector...
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Tax credit for using public transit removed
The idea was introduced in 2006 under the Conservative government as a “green” measure. In the face of climate change and a desire to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the public transit tax credit was...
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Ontario budget pledges money for high-speed rail
Provincial election on horizon In a pre-election budget, the provincial Liberal government of Kathleen Wynne is promising $182 billion in infrastructure projects over ten years. The Ontario legislature...
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On second last day on job, Parliamentary Budget Officer talks to RCI
“Nobody here thinks they’re a hero…we have a job to do to support parliament,” says Kevin Page, Canada’s first Parliamentary Budget Officer, in an interview with RCI. For five years the veteran public...
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Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer says she’s not getting requested...
Sonia L’Heureux, Canada’s interim Parliamentary Budget Officer, says Canadian government departments and agencies have once again failed to provide requested information so that she can do an analysis...
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Despite years of deficits, Canadian government predicts $3.7B surplus for...
Listen According to Canada’s finance minister, the federal government is not only on track to balance the budget by 2014-15, it will also end seven years of deficits and emerge with a surplus by the...
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New budget in province of Ontario could set off election
“This Budget looks not only at the days ahead but at the next decade,” said the province of Ontario’s Finance Minister Charles Sousa. “We are laying out a robust plan for a strong Ontario with more...
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The LINK Online, Jan. 18-19-20
Your hosts: Lynn, Levon, Marie-Claude, Marc (video of show at bottom) ListenEN_Interview_1-20190118-WIE10 Canadian naval ship heads home after six-month tour in Mediterranean and North Atlantic...
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