Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene from March 22, 2016.
The Budget
The Budget Document -- Growing the Middle Class
Trudeau's first budget aims to spur growth with $29-billion deficit
Trudeau's government unveils a first chapter ripe with foreshadowing
How Trudeau and his Liberal cabinet built their first budget
Budget gives $245-million to resettle government-assisted Syrian refugees
Liberals increase financial aid for students, ease debt repayment rules
Budget promises more compensation for most-injured veterans
Budget offers $2.3-billion boost for affordable-housing measures
Wait, wasn't this supposed to be about infrastructure?
Liberals unveil spending as 'champion of clean growth'
Liberals target near-term projects with $11.9 billion in infrastructure spending
Rhetoric vs. reality: The dangers of an infrastructure binge
With budget, Ottawa signals the struggle of the middle class is for real
Liberals drop controversial stock options tax plan
Liberals invest big - and bet economy will improve more than budget predicts
EI benefits extended fo resource dependent regions
'Too big to fail:' Ottawa targets banking regulation
Federal Budget pledges $675-million in CBC funding
Military equipment purchases postponed again; vets emerge as big winners
Liberals push deficit to spend big on families, cities
Liberals go from 'beer and popcorn' to 'most significant policy innovation in a generation'
Ottawa forecasts $29.4B deficit - with lots more red ink to come
EI overhaul will extend benefits, shorten wait times
Highlights of Bill Morneau's first budget
Liberals keep most of their green election promises in 1st budget
Liberal budget includes billions in new spending for aboriginal people
Budget promises big changes for federal bureaucracy
Budget boosts funding to Canada Council, CBC
Federal budget revamps Child and Family Tax Benefits
Deficit vs Debt-to-GDP: Which number should you care about?
Trudeau Government budgets for a better world
Trudeau's Liberals pledge billions in federal budget for 'transformative' change
Liberals follow through on promise to restore CBC funding in budget
Budget commits nearly $8.4 billion to improving living conditions of indigenous peoples
Public transit, 'unsexy' infrastructure gets the nod in budget
Budget's a start on Liberal plan for economic change
The Liberals have a lot of political cover for this budget
Impulse to return to golden era drives Morneau's bold approach to deficit financing
Morneau explains why Liberals are reneging on balanced books pledge
How the Liberals define 'middle class,' the focus of the 2016 budget
Universities and colleges to get $2B boost
'Red is the new Black': Liberals have no exit plan
A nightmare for taxpayers
Growing Government won't help middle class
The broken promises budget
How federal budget 2016 aims to help middle-class wallets, and target wealthy Canadians: ‘A classic soak the rich scheme’
The federal budget is a broken pipeline of tax dollars, gushing money to pet Liberal causes
New Canada Child Benefit puts ‘money in pockets of mom and dad,’ but not as progressive as some hoped
Federal budget 2016 is one from the 1970s, to address problems of 1980s
Liberal budget puts off military equipment purchases but bumps up spending on veterans
Liberals expected to face backlash after budget backs off lifelong pensions for disabled veterans
Federal Budget commits $8.4 billion over five years to tackle wide range of aboriginal issues
Federal Budget 2016: Liberals project $30B deficit and do not plan a return to surplus by 2019
Liberals to spend $11.9 billion on infrastructure over two years
Federal budget offers Canadian teachers a tax credit up to $150 for classroom supplies
Liberal's deficit heavy budget draws praise from Labour leader
Trudeau eliminates Harper-era tax credits
A look at Liberal campaign promises
Other items of interest from the Hill and beyond
Buyers' remorse about the Liberals hasn't set in, despite opposition
We're at war too, and Trudeau needs to start acting like it
Don't repeal anti-terror tools, tories tell Liberals as Trudeau condemns 'deplorable' Belgium attack Supreme Court’s Thomas Cromwell to retire in September, opening door for first Trudeau appointment
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