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Canadian 2011 Federal Government Budget

Paul Summerville • March 22, 2011
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TD Economics' helpful analysis of the 2011 Federal Government budget.

The government is likely to be defeated over this budget with a Federal election soon to follow.

Pdf below -- Federal Government Budget 2011

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Globe and Mail -- A Path to a Balanced Budget -- But No Road Map

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's short-lived budget offers few clues how Ottawa would make its $40.5-billion deficit vanish.

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National Post -- A Win-Win Budget for the Conservatives

For five years now, Canadian small-c conservatives have been waiting for Stephen Harper’s government to make good on its market-oriented ideological pedigree and aggressively trim back our overgrown welfare state. Unfortunately, the message they got from Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on Tuesday is: Keep waiting.

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Toronto Star -- Tax Breaks Fall Short For Many

For seniors and those with young families, the proposed budget was bittersweet, offering some welcome income tax breaks, but not enough to make a real difference for those trying to make ends meet.

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canada.com -- Tories Stillborn Budget St to Become 2011 Election Platform

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty walked into the House of Commons Tuesday ready to play poker. What may have surprised him is just how quickly NDP leader Jack Layton moved to call his bluff. 

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Globe and Mail -- Spring Election Likely As All Three Opposition Parties Reject Tory Budget

Opposition leaders have signalled they will not support the Conservative budget, making a spring election all but inevitable.

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Canadian Department of Finance -- Budgets 1995-2011

The Budget is a blueprint for how the Government wants to set the annual economic agenda for Canada.

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Pdf below -- Canadian Federal Government Budget 2011

 

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