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Against the backdrop of a potential election and coming off the heels of unprecedented global fiscal and monetary stimulus, Finance Minister Jim Flahe...
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Introduction
In his speech to Parliament on March 22, 2011, the Minister of Finance emphasized the need for a stable government, while delivering a ...
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A federal government shutdown could put 5,000 federal civilian workers in the Pikes Peak region on furlough, delay contracts and shut down small business loans.
Institutions and programs, like schools, food banks and unemployment benefits, wouldn't show an impact unless the shutdown was lengthy.
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Copyright 2011, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Originally published in Blakes Bulletin on Tax, March 2011
On March 22, the Canadian federal governme...
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The Portland Community Health Center, which opened 16 months ago to provide medical care to people who don't have regular access to doctors, may lose its federal funding and shut down, says its chief executive officer.
Leslie Brancato and other officials at health centers nationwide have been watching Congress struggle to pass a federal budget and avert a government shutdown.
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The major Budget announcements were: Individuals Dependent spouse rebate Will be phased out for dependent spouses aged less than 40 to encourage them ...
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On March 22, 2011, the Canadian federal government tabled Budget 2011. This bulletin summarizes the principal income tax measures contained in Budget ...
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET HOLDS A HEARING ON THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND RISKS FOR THE FEDERAL BUDGET AND DEBT
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
SPEAKERS: ...
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Following the resumption of Parliament, the minority Harper government released its fifth Budget on March 4, 2010 (Budget 2010). The focus of Budget 2...
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Budgets are moral documents." So religious voices, rightly, have reminded us in recent months. Now, Catholic and Protestant leaders have launched an initiative called "Circle of Protection" to make federal antipoverty spending untouchable in the ongoing conversation about how to save future generations of Americans from crushing debt.
"As Christians, we believe the moral measure of the debate is how the most poor and vulnerable people fare," argues a statement on Circle of Protection's website. "Funding focused on reducing poverty should not be cut.