Beware O’Fool’s austerity budget. Kenney’s austerity budget in Alberta meant bigger paychecks and expense accounts for UCP MLAs. There was also more jobs for friends like Steve Allen…
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What does it mean to Build Back Fossil Free? – Greenpeace Canada
This March, the federal government will deliver what Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has called the most significant budget of our lifetimes. For Prime Minister Trudeau, it will be a moment of truth — will he deliver on the promise of a green & just recovery from covid-19 or will he keep funding the fossil fuel industry? The answer could even trigger a federal election since the Liberals’ minority government will need other parties’ support to pass the budget.
His budget speech made all of one reference to coronavirus, and
the budget itself contained no specific measures to deal with the
outbreak or its economic consequences.
the budget itself contained no specific measures to deal with the
outbreak or its economic consequences.
In Ottawa, by contrast,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Tuesday that the virus
will have “significant economic impacts for Canadians.” Trudeau is
expected to announce mitigation measures later today.
Even U.S. President Donald Trump, who spent weeks downplaying the risks of COVID-19, is now preparing a stimulus package.
New Brunswick boosts healthcare, education spending in new budget
This budget is forecast to remove $129.3 million from New Brunswick’s
net debt and estimates that debt will be $13.68 billion by year’s end.
net debt and estimates that debt will be $13.68 billion by year’s end.
Making good on a promise during the 2018 election, the Higgs government
will reduce its so-called “double tax” on cottages, apartments and
second homes by 50 per cent over four years, beginning in 2021.
Even with the best efforts of the Alberta Energy War Room — which, admittedly, aren’t all that good — the business of extracting fossil fuels from the earth is starting to look like a sunset industry, even in Alberta.
The UCP’s response for all these things, of course, will be to blame Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. But the longer the UCP remains in office, the more this seems like a bit of a reach.