March 25, 2013 |
Adjusted for inflation, new infrastructure funding through the municipal GST rebate, Gas Tax Fund, P3 Canada Fund and Building Canada Fund will be $5 billion less over the next four years.
budget
March 22, 2013 |
Despite government claims to the contrary, today's federal budget actually reduces infrastructure spending, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Book launch: 'The Great Revenue Robbery: How to Stop the Tax Cut Scam and Save Canada'
Date: Monday, April 15, 2013 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location
No One Writes to the Colonel
460 College Street,
Toronto Canada
43° 39' 23.166" N, 79° 24' 30.3984" W
See map: Google Maps
“This is a welcome critique of conventional economic wisdom. If you thought tax cuts would solve all of your problems, read The Great Revenue Robbery and think again.”
-Thomas Walkom, political columnist, Toronto Star
Join authors and organizers for the launch of
The Great Revenue Robbery: How to Stop the Tax Cut Scam and Save Canada
Edited by Richard Swift for the Canadians for Tax Fairness
Budget Day on Parliament Hill
All eyes on Parliament Hill today as Flaherty and Harper present Budget 2013.
Related rabble.ca story:
It's a day of grassroots resistance to Bill C-38 across Canada
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Today, across the country, concerned individuals are expected to rally outside offices of Conservative MPs, while the controversial federal budget Bill C-38 is debated in the House of Commons.
10 reasons to oppose the Conservatives' Bill C-38
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The Harper government is trying to quickly pass, without debate, one of the most destructive pieces of legislation in Canadian history.
Anyone concerned with tar sands pipelines, climate change, workers rights, unemployment insurance, Indigenous peoples' rights, women's rights, food security, Old Age Security, rural development and the Canadian economy needs to take action now.