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Highlights of the federal budget - Yahoo! Canada News
Related Article:
Harper budget sending Canada $85 billion into deficit - Yahoo! Canada News
85 billion... BILLION in a deficit, may seem a little rediculous but I think over the next two years (64 Billion) we'll see how its working. I don't think spending our way out of a recession is the right course of action but Canada has weathered the recession storm somewhat (in the west atleast).
Tax Cuts totalling over 22 Billion, not too bad by my standards, as I don't really want this to become more like the US, where the Rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
Social program spending, housing, skills training, money for aboriginals. Not really a bad idea but I feel this is more political jockeying for NDP support than anything.
The only thing I really disagree with is bailing out the auto industry. There are industries too in the west and Maritimes than need help too. Such as the fishing, forestry, and oil patch industries. I am encouraged for spending in "greener" technologies, hopefully that'll help the black eye the oil sands are in Alberta/Saskatchewan. And money for clean energy research peaks my interest, honestly, I believe that no matter what budget was put forward, the Grits were going to complain. Were going to say that the Conservatives put Canada in the red for the first time in years, that "they" always had a balanced budget. But a balanced budget to them only covers Ontario, and Quebec, not the rest of Canada. Thats my opinion that a budget should be balanced throughout Canada, not balanced on paper.